Civil aerospace news and insights from Forecast International
by Bill Ostrove, Space Systems Analyst, Forecast International. For the second year in a row, Elon Musk has used the International Astronautical Congress (IAC) to unveil plans about his dream …
Elon Musk Unveils More Details about Mars Colony Read Moreby Douglas Royce, Senior Aerospace Analyst, Forecast International. Earlier this week, the U.S. Commerce Department took Boeing’s side in an ongoing dispute with Canada’s Bombardier after Boeing claimed that an …
U.S. Commerce Department Sides with Boeing on Bombardier Subsidy Fight Read Moreby Ray Jaworowski, Senior Aerospace Analyst, Forecast International. Forecast International projects that a total of 5,728 regional aircraft will be produced in the 15-year period from 2017 through 2031, including …
Long-Term Growth Projected for Regional Aircraft Market Read Moreby Bill Ostrove, Space Systems Analyst, and Richard Pettibone, Aerospace & Defense Companies Analyst, Forecast International. Behind all the sound and fury surrounding the recent UTC/Rockwell deal, Northrop Grumman quietly …
Northrop Grumman Acquisition of Orbital ATK Strengthens Diverse Space Offerings Read Moreby Bill Ostrove, Space Systems Analyst, Forecast International. International Launch Services (ILS) has successfully delivered the Amazonas 5 satellite into orbit on an ILS Proton for HISPASAT. The ILS Proton launched …
ILS Proton Getting Back on Track Read Moreby Bill Ostrove, Space Systems Analyst, Forecast International. Alta Devices, founded in 2007 in Sunnyvale, California, manufactures single-junction solar cell technology. The company’s largest market is the UAV market, and it …
Alta Devices Enters Growing Smallsat Market With Unique Solar Panel Technology Read Moreby Richard Pettibone, Aerospace & Defense Companies Analyst, Forecast International. After a summer of speculation, United Technologies Corp (UTC) and Rockwell Collins announced that they have reached a definitive agreement …
It’s Official, UTC Buying Rockwell Collins in $30 Billion Deal Read Moreby Richard Pettibone, Aerospace & Defense Companies Analyst, Forecast International. While new aircraft orders have slowed lately, the production of commercial aircraft is exceptionally vibrant. Airbus and Boeing are maintaining …
UTC Aerospace Systems Even More Formidable With Rockwell Collins Read MoreU.S. manufacturers delivered 363 aircraft in Q2 2017 – up 8 units, or 2.3%, from Q2 2016 by J. Kasper Oestergaard, European Correspondent. According to the General Aviation Manufacturers Association …
World General Aviation Aircraft Deliveries Increase as Revenues Slump at Gulfstream and Bombardier Read Moreby Edward Nebinger, Forecast International. Recent reports of significant layoffs by Boeing have proven to be of little concern to Wall Street investors, who shrugged those actions off as an …
Boeing on a Roll; Both Civil and Military Markets Remain Strong Read More