[1] Previously, he was vice president of analysis at Teal Group where he edited their World Military and Civil Aircraft Briefing, a forecasting tool.
[2] His job description includes "(managing) consulting projects in the commercial and military aircraft field and analyzes broader defense and aerospace trends.
[4] He regularly appears on such media outlets as ABC, BBC, Bloomberg, Reuters, CBS, CNN, NBC, NPR and PBS.
[6] In 2002, Aboulafia co-authored with Aaron Gellman a Boeing funded report on the Airbus A380, released in 2004.
[7] Aboulafia was critical of the aircraft believing “the key to Airbus success in Paris (Air Show) is still the A350.”[8] He is married to Casey and they have a son and a daughter.