Boeing Faces Tough Senate Hearing Over 737 MAX Safety Issues and Past Decisions
Boeing, the aerospace giant once threatened by Bombardier’s advanced CSeries (now Airbus A220) with an aggressive trade lawsuit, finds itself in hot water yet again. This time, Boeing CEO Kelly Ortberg faced tough questioning from the U.S. Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee in a hearing appropriately titled “Safety First: Restoring Boeing’s Status as a
Tariffs Rock Aerospace: Is Total Free Trade North America’s Fix?
Introduction: Turbulence Over Trade The skies of global trade turned stormy today, April 5, 2025, as new tariffs jolted economies and aerospace giants alike. The United States unleashed a 10% levy on all imports—54% on China—sending markets into a tailspin, with $5 trillion USD erased from stocks since Wednesday’s announcement (Yahoo Finance). China’s COMAC C919,
Market Panic and US Tariffs: Risks, Realities, and Aerospace Industry Opportunities
From Market Panic to Aerospace Potential—Making Sense of US-Canada Trade Tensions Market Panic: US Tariffs in Aerospace—When markets plunge by more than a thousand points in one morning, it’s easy to panic. Headlines scream ‘CRISIS,’ analysts sound alarm bells, and investors start feeling that familiar sense of dread. But let’s pause, take a deep breath,
Boeing F-47 – America’s Next-Generation Air Dominance Fighter
Executive Summary – Boeing F-47 The Boeing F-47, recently selected as America’s sixth-generation fighter under the Air Force’s Next Generation Air Dominance (NGAD) program, marks a transformative leap forward in U.S. airpower. Set to enter operational service by the early 2030s, the F-47 combines ground-breaking innovations in stealth, adaptive-cycle propulsion, artificial intelligence, and autonomous drone
Strategic Infrastructure, Strategic Influence
A U.S. foreign policy reset for a multipolar world Executive Summary U.S. foreign policy reset – As global power dynamics shift toward multipolar competition, the United States must adopt a more agile and pragmatic strategic posture to counter the expanding influence of China and Russia—particularly across Africa, Asia, and Latin America. The international economic order,
F-35 Cancellation: Economic Risks & the Gripen Alternative for Canada
What canceling the F-35 could cost Canadian industry — and why the Gripen alternative may deliver more jobs, control, and long-term value. Sylvain FaustOriginally completed March 14, 2025 F-35 Cancellation in Canada: Gripen vs Economic Fallout – Evaluation of the impact of canceling Canada’s F-35 contract on Canadian suppliers, analyzing financial and economic consequences, including
Historical Peak of Canada Gold Reserves
In 1965 Canada held 1,023 tonnes of gold. By 2016 it had sold every bar—the only G7 nation to do so, just as other central banks started buying. Who decided, and why?
