Civil aerospace news and insights from Forecast International
by Douglas Royce, Senior Aerospace Analyst, Forecast International. COMAC’s ARJ21-700 program delivered its second aircraft to launch customer Chengdu Airlines in October 2016. The company delivered the airline’s first aircraft …
COMAC Slowly Ramps Up ARJ21 Production Read Moreby Bill Ostrove, Space Systems Analyst, Forecast International. On October 5, Blue Origin’s New Shepard rocket performed an in-flight test of the capsule’s full-envelope escape system, designed to quickly propel …
Blue Origin Conducts Successful In-Flight Escape Test Read Moreby Ray Jaworowski, Senior Aerospace Analyst, Forecast International. In our study “The Market for Regional Transport Aircraft,” Forecast International predicts that a total of 3,817 regional aircraft will be produced …
Regional Aircraft Market Stabilizing; Long-Term Growth Projected Read Moreby Bill Ostrove, Space Systems Analyst, Forecast International. Terra Bella is part of a wave of new remote sensing satellite operators that hope to utilize new technologies and business models …
Google’s Deep Pockets Benefit Terra Bella Read Moreby Richard Pettibone, Aerospace & Defense Companies Analyst, Forecast International. With the recent boom in commercial aircraft orders over, focus now turns to fulfilling the tremendous backlogs both Airbus and …
Pratt & Whitney Engine Programs in High Gear Read Moreby Edward Nebinger, Forecast International. We are pleased to present a brief summary of the latest forecast information on the world’s aviation gas turbines. This information has been derived directly …
The World Aviation Gas Turbine Market 2016 – 2030 Read MoreBy Bill Ostrove, Space Systems and Military Markets Analyst, and Raymond Jaworowski, Senior Aerospace Analyst, Forecast International. As the Farnborough International Air Show 2016 kicks off, an exciting week is …
As Boeing Celebrates 100th Anniversary, Aerospace and Defense Community Gathers in Farnborough Read Moreby Carter Palmer, Helicopter Systems Specialist, Forecast International. The recent agreement signed by Russian Helicopters and China’s Avicopter to develop a heavy-lift rotorcraft bolsters the already long-standing ties between the …
AVIC’s Helicopter Offerings Cover the Civil & Military Spectrums Read Moreby Richard Pettibone, Aerospace & Defense Companies Analyst, Forecast International. With demand for commercial aerospace components booming, Kawasaki Heavy Industries is adding another two factory lines to its operations. These …
KHI Expands Operations to Tap Into Backlog at Boeing and Airbus, Opens Line in U.S. Read Moreby Richard Pettibone, Aerospace & Defense Companies Analyst, Forecast International. It has been a rough couple of years for Rolls-Royce. Sales are declining, and a new management team has …
New Rolls-Royce CEO Deftly Steers Company through Troubled Waters Read More