Civil aerospace news and insights from Forecast International
By Douglas Royce, Aerospace Analyst, Forecast International. The Boeing 747-8 program is getting crushed by low demand. Boeing delivered nineteen 747-8s in 2014, and with annual net order intake averaging …
Is Boeing’s 747-8 Flying Into the Sunset? Read Moreby Richard Pettibone, Aerospace & Defense Companies Analyst, Forecast International. With the Great Recession pretty much over, Embraer now finds itself stronger both financially and product line-wise. The company celebrated …
Embraer Well Positioned with Broad Product Line as Markets Recover Read MoreBy Ray Jaworowski, Senior Aerospace Analyst, Forecast International. Fresh off a corporate reshuffle, Bombardier’s new management team is utilizing this year’s Paris Air Show as a high-visibility platform to show …
Bombardier Says Flight Test Results Bear Out CSeries’ Promise Read MoreBy Ray Jaworowski, Senior Aerospace Analyst, Forecast International. The Paris Air Show is the world’s largest aerospace trade show, and organizers say that the 2015 event will host 2,260 exhibitors …
Paris Air Show Promises to be Biggest Ever, and Heralds a Return of the U.S. Military Read MoreBy Ray Jaworowski, Senior Aerospace Analyst, Forecast International. Gulfstream’s G500 business jet completed its first flight on May 18. Unveiled in October 2014, the G500 is part of Gulfstream’s new …
G500 Makes First Flight Read Moreby Larry Dickerson, Unmanned Vehicles Analyst, Forecast International. Despite the recent fascination with unmanned air vehicles, the market for commercial UAVs has been around for a long time. Anyone who …
Commercial UAV Market: Will Sales Match the Lofty Forecasts? Read MoreBy Richard Pettibone, Aerospace & Defense Companies Analyst, Forecast International. It has been a long and difficult road, but Finmeccanica is finally getting its house in order. CEO Mauro Moretti, …
Finmeccanica Finally Begins to Transform Read Moreby Richard Pettibone, Forecast International With Russia continuing its aggression in Ukraine, the world has responded with sanctions. As a result, the country’s aviation industry has been stymied in its …
Sanctions Impact Russia’s Irkut; MC‑21 Soldiers On Read Moreby Douglas Royce, Forecast International Japan’s Setouchi Holdings is buying Quest Aircraft, the maker of the Kodiak single-engine turboprop. The new deal will provide an influx of capital to Quest …
Setouchi’s Quest Aircraft Buy Could Lead to New Models Read MoreBy Raymond Jaworowski, Forecast International Former UTC executive Alain Bellemare has been named the new president and chief executive officer of Bombardier Inc. Bellemare has also become a member of …
Bombardier Hires Outside CEO, Announces New Financing Plan Read More