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Premium #187 – Russia – Aviation Market Survey

With data now available through the 2nd quarter of 2015, we took a look at the Russian civil aviation market, our third in a series of market surveys.  This market is facing challenges and are there any trends one can discern? The recent purchase by Aeroflot, Russia’s...

Boeing wins Tanker – for now

The latest round in a decade long procurement came to a close today when the Pentagon announced that Boeing has won. Well this round at least. Richard Aboulafia from Teal Group thinks that even if EADS does not want to protest, its allies will force them to do it....

Podcast – USAF Tanker Update

The current state of the unending tanker war is as it always was - nowhere.  We discuss the situation with Teal Group's Richard Aboulafia. The conversation starts off talking about Loren Thompson's information about Boeing feeling like they are losing this war; then...

Boeing delivers Italy’s first tankers

Photo credit: Boeing In news just announced via Reuters, Italy is to get its first two Boeing 767 tankers this year.  The remaining two will be modified and be delivered later - no date has been announced. This delivery comes some five years late.  The announcement of...