Richard Aboulafia is vice president of analysis at Teal Group and edits their World Military and Civil Aircraft Briefing, a forecasting tool.[1] His job description includes "(managing) consulting projects in the commercial and military aircraft field and analyzes broader defense and aerospace trends."[2]

He is a prominent aircraft industry analyst.[3] He regularly appears on such media outlets as ABC, BBC, Bloomberg, Reuters, CBS, CNN, NBC, NPR and PBS.[2] He is a Contributing Columnist at Aviation Week,[4] and contributes to Forbes.[5]

Career

Aboulafia earned a master's degree in War Studies from King's College, University of London and a bachelor's degree from George Washington University.[1] Before he began his tenure at Teal Group in 1990, Aboulafia worked at Jane's Information Group where he analyzed the jet engine market.[5]

In 2002, Aboulafia co-authored with Aaron Gellman a Boeing funded report on the Airbus A380, released in 2004.[6] Aboulafia was critical of the aircraft believing “the key to Airbus success in Paris (Air Show) is still the A350.”[7]

Personal life

He is married to Casey and they have a son and a daughter.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Bio". RichardAboulafia.com. Richard Aboulafia. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
  2. ^ a b "Teal Group Profile". Teal Group. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
  3. ^ Gates, Dominic (February 15, 2017). "Boom period for Boeing is over, leading analyst tells aerospace suppliers". The Seattle Times. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
  4. ^ "Aviation Week Profile". Aviation Werk. Aviation Week. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
  5. ^ a b "Contributor Richard Aboulafia". Forbes.
  6. ^ Philip K. Lawrence, David W. Thornton (15 May 2017). Deep Stall: The Turbulent Story of Boeing Commercial Airplanes. Routledge. ISBN 9781351945851.
  7. ^ Dominic Gates (June 13, 2005). "A reversal of fortune at the 2005 Paris Air Show". The Seattle Times.

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