Richard Aboulafia

Richard Aboulafia is a Managing Director of AeroDynamic Advisory, a boutique aerospace management consulting firm based in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Previously, he was vice president of analysis at Teal Group where he edited their World Military and Civil Aircraft Briefing, a forecasting tool. His job description includes "(managing) consulting projects in the commercial and military aircraft field and analyzes broader defense and aerospace trends."

He is a prominent aircraft industry analyst. He regularly appears on such media outlets as ABC, BBC, Bloomberg, Reuters, CBS, CNN, NBC, NPR and PBS. and contributes to Forbes.

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. Aboulafia was critical of the aircraft believing “the key to Airbus success in Paris (Air Show) is still the A350.”

Personal life He is married to Casey and they have a son and a daughter.