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Kevin Michaels

Managing Director

Kevin Michaels is Managing Director of AeroDynamic Advisory, a speciality consulting firm focused on the global aerospace and aviation industries. He has 32 years of experience, including hundreds of consulting engagements for leading aviation and aerospace companies across the globe.

Kevin is a globally recognized expert in the aerospace manufacturing and MRO sectors, and has significant expertise in business-to-business marketing, customer satisfaction, M&A advisory, technology assessment, cluster development, and strategic planning. His experience spans all major market segments, including air transport, business & general aviation, and military.

Previously Dr Michaels was a Vice President with ICF International’s Aerospace & MRO consulting practice from 2011 - 2016. He was a co-founder and partner with AeroStrategy from 2001-2011, until its acquisition by ICF. Previously, Dr. Michaels was Director - Strategic Development with Rockwell Collins Government Systems, and Principal with The Canaan Group, an aerospace consultancy. He began his career as a project engineer with aeroengine supplier Williams International.

Dr. Michaels holds BS - Aerospace Engineering and MBA degrees from the University of Michigan, and MSc and PhD degrees in International Relations from the London School of Economics.

He is a contributing columnist to Aviation Week & Space Technology and chairs the advisory board of the University of Michigan’s Aerospace Engineering Department. In 2016, he joined the Board of Directors of aircraft parts distributor Proponent.

In 2018 he published his first book "AeroDynamic: Inside the High-Stakes Global Jetliner Ecosystem", which traces the transformation of the commercial aircraft business from 1990 to the present.

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Aerospace Industry Insights

  • Opinion: There Will Be Blood: Dissecting eVTOL Business Models
    publication | November 29, 2022 | Source: Aviation Week Network
  • Opinion: Farewell To Fast Air Travel Growth
    publication | October 3, 2022 | Source: Aviation Week Network
  • China’s lockdowns could push international air travel rebound to 2026
    publication | September 9, 2022 | Source: Flight Global
  • Opinion: Why Aeroengine OEM Consolidation Is Inevitable
    publication | July 28, 2022 | Source: Aviation Week Network
  • Daily Memo: Where Is The Next Supplier Chokehold? Watch The Dark Arts
    publication | February 11, 2022 | Source: Aviation Week Network
  • Opinion: Why Supply Chain Bottlenecks Will Quell The Ramp-Up
    publication | November 24, 2021 | Source: Aviation Week Network
  • 2021 Looks Like Key Year For Sustainable Aviation Fuel
    publication | October 8, 2021 | Source: Aviation Week Network
  • Opinion: Why Air Travel’s Recovery May Be Years Away
    publication | September 7, 2021 | Source: Aviation Week Network
  • US business travel could hit 80% of 2019 levels by end-2022, pandemic effects could last longer: report
    press | August 3, 2021 | Source: FlightGlobal
  • Opinion: How Mexico’s Aerospace Development Reversed Course
    publication | July 20, 2021 | Source: Aviation Week Network
  • Webinar: OEMS And Suppliers: Resetting The Relationship
    press | July 8, 2021 | Source: Aviation Week Network
  • Truce on Airbus/Boeing Subsidies Lets Sides Focus on Emerging Competitor
    publication | June 15, 2021 | Source:
  • Dr. Kevin Michaels Selected Winner of Seventh Annual Gilbert W. Speed Award Presented by the Aviation Week Network
    publication | June 9, 2021 | Source:
  • Opinion: Can The Military Solve Aerospace’s Development Problem?
    publication | May 26, 2021 | Source: Aviation Week Network
  • Independent Aerospace Analysis Panel: The Future of Boeing and U.S. Aerospace
    press | December 8, 2020 | Source: IAMLeaders
  • Opinion: Five Crucial Questions For Aeroengine OEMs
    publication | November 10, 2020 | Source: Aviation Week Network
  • Three Predictions for the Post-COVID Aerospace Supply Chain
    publication | October 16, 2020 | Source: LinkedIn
  • A&D Industry and the Chinese Conundrum: Get In or Out?
    publication | October 16, 2020 | Source: Aviation Week Network
  • U.S. airlines fly in different directions in debate over leaving middle seats empty
    press | July 23, 2020 | Source: Financial Post
  • Parker Aerospace Named Highest-Rated Mechanical or Electrical Supplier Providing Customer Service to the Aerospace MRO Market
    press | July 23, 2020 | Source: Business Wire
  • COVID floors aero suppliers after years of planemaker blows
    press | July 21, 2020 | Source: WKZO
  • US airlines fly in different directions in middle-seat debate
    press | July 18, 2020 | Source: Financial Times
  • Opinion: A Five-Part Strategy for Boeing CEO Dave Calhoun
    publication | July 16, 2020 | Source: Aviation Week Network
  • CFM Big Winner In OEM Customer Support Survey
    press | July 9, 2020 | Source: Aviation Week Network
  • 2020 Air Transport Aftermarket Customer Satisfaction Survey Results Released by AeroDynamic Advisory, Inside MRO, & Air Transport World
    press | July 8, 2020 | Source: Iosco County News - Herald
  • 2020 Air Transport Aftermarket Customer Satisfaction Survey Results Released by AeroDynamic Advisory, Inside MRO, & Air Transport World
    publication | July 8, 2020 | Source: Cision | PR Newswire
  • Aerospace manufacturing facing 75 percent drop in revenue
    press | June 18, 2020 | Source: Punchline Gloucester
  • Air Maintenance Firms, Manufacturers Plan for $60 Billion in Lost Sales
    press | June 18, 2020 | Source: The New York Times
  • Opinion: Why COVID-19 Should Have Aircraft Suppliers Very Worried
    publication | June 5, 2020 | Source: Aviation Week Network
  • Why strong supplier chain could save Boeing
    press | May 12, 2020 | Source: FlightGlobal
  • COVID-19 Pandemic Could Impact Local Aerospace Industry for Years
    press | May 6, 2020 | Source: MyStateline
  • How Airlines Park Thousands of Planes
    press | April 30, 2020 | Source: CNBC
  • Boeing plants here to close; infected Everett worker dies
    press | March 23, 2020 | Source: HeraldNet
  • Electric aircraft pose new challenges for maintenance and repair
    press | March 16, 2020 | Source: Institution of Mechanical Engineers
  • Pandemic heaps fresh pressure on Boeing as 737 Max grounding continues
    press | March 16, 2020 | Source: Flight Global
  • Podcast: Coronavirus and Other Black Swans
    press | March 11, 2020 | Source: Aviation Week Network
  • Opinion: Rethinking ‘Shareholders First’
    publication | March 11, 2020 | Source: Aviation Week Network
  • Air travel poised for worst year on record amid virus outbreak
    press | March 6, 2020 | Source: BNN Bloomberg
  • Boeing goes on hiring spree in high-stakes gamble on 737 max
    press | March 2, 2020 | Source: Crain's Chicago Business
  • Boeing names new vice president to help jet maker with its biggest challenge
    press | February 19, 2020 | Source: Puget Sound Business Journal
  • Boeing asks that its big state tax break be suspended
    press | February 19, 2020 | Source: HeraldNet
  • Layoffs start rippling through the Boeing 737 Max supply chain
    press | February 7, 2020 | Source: Fortune
  • While Arconic And PCC Continue Castings Dominance, A New Rival Rises
    press | February 7, 2020 | Source: Aviation Week Network
  • Smaller jetliners are the future, says an aerospace maven
    press | February 6, 2020 | Source: HeraldNet
  • Washington’s Boeing 737 MAX suppliers coping, bracing for more bad news
    press | February 6, 2020 | Source: The Seattle Times
  • Boeing needs to balance supply chain and customers
    press | February 5, 2020 | Source: Flight Global
  • Another Setback as Boeing Delays Return of 737 MAX
    press | January 22, 2020 | Source: Travel Pulse
  • New glitch found in 737 Max software
    press | January 17, 2020 | Source: Financial Times
  • Boeing’s Max troubles begin to spill into broader economy
    press | January 16, 2020 | Source: Crain's Chicago Business
  • Mitsubishi Aircraft fights skepticism as it targets US
    press | December 20, 2019 | Source: Nikkei Asian Review
  • Boeing To Halt 737 Output In January Move That Will Strain Its Supply Chain
    press | December 16, 2019 | Source: Forbes
  • Boeing will halt production of the 737 MAX
    press | December 16, 2019 | Source: Marketplace
  • Choice Awards Kevin Michaels “Outstanding Academic Title” in 2019
    press | December 2, 2019 | Source: Choice
  • Job 1 for Boeing’s new jetliner chief is making amends for the Max
    publication | November 15, 2019 | Source: Bloomberg Wire
  • Opinion: How Bombardier Pulled Off a Long-Shot Transformation
    publication | November 14, 2019 | Source: Aviation Week Network
  • Opinion: Customer Support: The Jetliner Industry’s Biggest Challenge
    publication | July 29, 2019 | Source: Aviation Week
  • Why Boeing is still struggling to gain public trust?
    press | June 20, 2019 | Source: Deseret News
  • Will this megadeal be an irritant for Boeing?
    press | June 11, 2019 | Source: Crain's Chicago Business
  • Opinion: Aerostructures At The Crossroads
    publication | June 10, 2019 | Source: Aviation Week
  • 2019 Airline Aftermarket Customer Satisfaction Survey Results Released by AeroDynamic Advisory & Air Transport World / Inside MRO
    press | June 6, 2019 | Source: Yahoo Finance
  • Boeing’s Rocky Road to Win Back Trust After Deadly 737 Max Crashes: ‘We Know We Have Work to Do’
    press | June 5, 2019 | Source: NBC
  • Airline Survey Ranks Boeing Highest In Aftermarket Customer Support
    press | May 30, 2019 | Source: MRO Network
  • Opinion: #Transparency Is Boeing’s Achilles’ Heel
    publication | May 7, 2019 | Source: Aviation Week
  • The 737 crisis has strategic consequences for Boeing
    press | May 3, 2019 | Source: https://www.chicagobusiness.com/manufacturing/737-crisis-has-strategic-consequences-boeing
  • Boeing Max Grounding Endangers Cash Machine Adored by Wall Street
    press | April 23, 2019 | Source: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-04-23/boeing-max-grounding-endangers-cash-gusher-adored-by-wall-street
  • Airbus risks losing its competitive thrust
    press | April 13, 2019 | Source: The Economist
  • Analysts See a Healthy Aftermarket Future, but Challenges Identified
    press | April 10, 2019 | Source: MRO Network
  • Opinion: The 737 MAX Fallout’s Implications For Suppliers
    publication | April 2, 2019 | Source: Aviation Week
  • Annual Industry Analysis and Forecast
    speech | March 29, 2019 | Event: MRO Americas 2019 - Atlanta, Georgia
  • Podcast: Why did Rolls-Royce say “no thank you” to Boeing’s NMA? Putting Odds on Boeing’s NMA
    publication | March 8, 2019 | Source: Aviation Week
  • Boeing NMA ‘driving towards two different models’: Udvar-Hazy
    press | March 7, 2019 | Source: FlightGlobal
  • Global Supply Chain Summit 2019: Challenges and opportunities of the globalized supply chain
    speech | March 4, 2019 | Event: International Aerospace Week - Montréal, Quebec, Canada
  • Profiles In Courage: Pivotal Decisions In Recent Jetliner History
    speech | February 28, 2019 | Event: New England Air Museum – Aerospace Industry Business After Hours - Windsor Locks, CT
  • What will the 797 look like — and will Boeing even build it?
    press | February 15, 2019 | Source: HeraldNet
  • Opinion: Why The Supply Chain’s Achilles’ Heel Is 5,000 Years Old
    publication | February 7, 2019 | Source: Aviation Week
  • Opinion: MROs Beware Of A Retirement Tsunami On The Horizon
    publication | January 25, 2019 | Source: Inside MRO
  • Aerospace outlook: A dynamic, evolving supply chain and market
    press | January 1, 2019 | Source: Composites World
  • Aerospace book choices for Christmas 2018
    press | December 17, 2018 | Source: Royal Aeronautical Society
  • Top books of 2018 for aerospace and aviation enthusiasts
    press | December 7, 2018 | Source: Puget Sound Business Journal
  • United Technologies’ Split Will Create A Giant Of A Different Kind
    press | November 27, 2018 | Source: Forbes
  • Book Review of “AeroDynamic: Inside the High-Stakes Global Jetliner Ecosystem”
    press | November 13, 2018 | Source: RichardAboulafia.com
  • A new look at the aerospace market
    press | November 1, 2018 | Source: Composites World
  • Why China is no closer to rivalling Boeing or Airbus
    press | October 29, 2018 | Source: South China Morning Post
  • Aerospace Market Outlook Fall 2018
    press | October 20, 2018 | Source: Aerospace Manufacturing and Design
  • A Bottleneck Over an Engine Part Turns Jets Into ‘Gliders’
    press | September 11, 2018 | Source: Bloomberg
  • OEM Vertical Integration: How Far?
    speech | September 10, 2018 | Event: SpeedNews 19th Annual Aviation Industry Suppliers Conference - Toulouse, France
  • Opinion: Just How Big Is The Global Aerospace Industry?
    publication | August 28, 2018 | Source: Aviation Week
  • The Global Aerospace Industry – Size & Country Rankings
    speech | July 16, 2018 | Event: The Global Aerospace Industry – Size & Country Rankings - Farnborough Air Show
  • Boeing Global Services Unveils New Strategy
    press | July 13, 2018 | Source: AIN
  • Survey Reveals Airlines Dissatisfied With OEM MRO Pricing, Interiors Suppliers
    press | July 10, 2018 | Source: MRO Network - Aviation Week
  • Will Airbus And Boeing Muscle Up Bombardier And Embraer?
    press | July 5, 2018 | Source: Forbes
  • Dreamliner Engine Fix Is Said to Face Delay Risk on Scarce Parts
    press | June 13, 2018 | Source: Bloomberg
  • Boeing’s Vertical Leap: Where Will It Squeeze Suppliers Next?
    press | June 6, 2018 | Source: Forbes
  • Boeing Sharpens Threat to Suppliers With Safran Power-Unit Deal
    press | June 4, 2018 | Source: Bloomberg
  • Under pressure from activist investors, company leaders are in a balancing act between the desire for greater margins and need to grow.
    press | May 29, 2018 | Source: Global Finance
  • How Can Anyone Make Money? Boeing, Airbus, Partnering for Success, Consolidation and Trade Wars w/Kevin Michaels
    press | May 17, 2018 | Source: Aerospace Executive Podcast
  • What happened to the “future of aviation”?
    press | April 22, 2018 | Source: ABC-Future Tense
  • Airline Regulators Call for Emergency Inspections of Boeing 737 Engines
    press | April 20, 2018 | Source: The Wall Street Journal
  • Southwest’s Fatal Accident Prompts Scrutiny of Engine Inspections
    press | April 18, 2018 | Source: New York Times
  • Back to the Future: Were Bold Predictions for 2018 Correct?
    speech | April 10, 2018 | Event: MRO Americas 2018 - Orlando, Florida
  • Why Aircraft Health Management Will Not Increase MRO Business
    publication | April 6, 2018 | Source: Aviation Week
  • Trump tariffs would barely raise Boeing’s prices but could hurt sales
    press | March 7, 2018 | Source: CNBC
  • Welcome to the era of production
    press | March 6, 2018 | Source: Aerospace Manufacturing and Design
  • Aerospace Suppliers Feeling Squeeze of ‘Vertical Integration’
    press | February 27, 2018 | Source: Aviation International News
  • How Far Could Boeing Take Insourcing?
    publication | February 21, 2018 | Source: Aviation Week
  • OEMs Focus On Mature Aircraft For Aftermarket Growth
    publication | January 16, 2018 | Source: Aviation Week
  • How Activist Investors Are Influencing Aerospace
    publication | November 23, 2017 | Source: Aviation Week
  • How the Airbus C Series Deal Changes Aerospace
    publication | November 12, 2017 | Source: Aviation Week Network
  • Can UTC-Rockwell Collins Deal Be Stopped?
    publication | September 13, 2017 | Source: Aviation Week Network
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