‘‘It suggests something else horrific is being planned, because no one is claiming credit or saying ’Ha ha, you have to deal with us.’ There have been no demands for the 200-something hostages on the aircraft,’’ Hamlin said. Although this line of thinking has spawned a great deal of speculation, there is no hard evidence for it. Investigators have not indicated that anyone on the plane has any affiliation with a terrorist organisation or showed signs of a murderous mind-set. Richard Aboulafia, an aviation analyst, said he doubts Hamlin’s scenario of the Boeing 777 being used to deliver a bomb. ‘‘Jeez Louise, why mess around with a triple-7? Go and rent yourself a Cessna,’’ Aboulafia said.

Según afirman desde Teal Group, casa de análisis dedicada al sector aerospacial y de defensa, “el gasto en este sector se verá duplicado a lo largo de la próxima década, pasando de los 5.200 millones de dólares anuales que se destinan en la actualidad a 11.600 millones”. De hecho, se espera que en el cómputo global de los siguientes diez ejercicios se destinen cerca de 89.000 millones de dólares (66.000 millones de euros) a este ámbito. “El mercado de drones se está convirtiendo en un mercado cada vez más internacional a medida que crece”, afirmaba Philip Finnegan de Teal Group. Y es que, “este sector ofrece un servicio rápido, eficaz y amigable que ayuda a las empresas que se dediquen a la seguridad” señalan desde Siemens.

A Boeing company executive told Reuters that it’s making less EA-18G military aircraft until Congress increases the orders. In fact, after 2016 the company plans to shut down the St. Louis production line of F/A-18E/F Super Hornets and EA-18G Growlers. This could affect Boeing’s operating results as sizable part of the revenue is derived from the U.S. government. Also, according to aviation analyst Richard Aboulafia, another essential factor that’s having a bearing on Boeing’s defense arm is Lockheed Martin‘s top fighter aircraft, the F-35, which is endangering the existence of Boeing’s F-15, F-18, and C-17.

They say new satellite-based air traffic management systems being implemented in the United States, Asia and Europe in coming years will make it easier to track airplanes and monitor aircraft systems in flight, but note it will take a decade or more before the systems are commonplace worldwide. Streaming the huge amounts of data now collected by flight data recorders may also pose technical challenges, while transmission of cockpit voice recordings could raise privacy concerns, said analyst Richard Aboulafia with the Teal Group.

Two companies vying with SpaceX for a NASA commercial crew program – Boeing(BA:US) and Sparks, Nevada-based Sierra Nevada Corp. – - may also find themselves relying on Russian engines, because of their plans to use Atlas V rockets, said Marcia Smith, a former director of the space studies board at the National Research Council and now editor of Arlington, Virginia-based spacepolicyonline.com. Even so, mutual dependencies in space may make this one area that’s immune to disagreements on the ground. “The Russians are making money off these sales,” said Marco Caceres of the Fairfax, Virginia-based Teal Group. “It would make sense from a political standpoint to snub us, but from a financial standpoint, it’s not so good.”