Choose Washington NMA Council announces Aboulafia, Teal Group for independent aerospace competitiveness study
Governor’s advisory council taps leading industry analyst for rigorous objective assessment of Washington state’s competitive position to design, manufacture and assemble a new middle-market passenger plane under consideration by the Boeing Company
SEATTLE, Wash. – Washington State Governor Jay Inslee’s Choose Washington NMA Executive Council today announced the selection of Richard Aboulafia, vice president of analysis with Fairfax, Va.-based Teal Group, to conduct an in-depth analysis of the state’s competitive position to design, manufacture and assemble a new middle-market airplane (NMA) under consideration by the Boeing Company.
The Choose Washington NMA council, comprised of representatives from business, labor, local and state government, and others, is tasked with making the business case for Washington state as the preferred site for the new passenger plane program.