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Commercial Aircraft programs duration from launch to delivery over the years
Subscription Required By Vincent Valery Introduction June 20, 2022, © Leeham News: New airplane programs used to come to market in four years. Now, the launch-to-entry-into-service period has been seven years or more. (Chinese and Russian programs take… Read More
The A350, Part 10 Project Sunrise Intro
Subscription Required By Vincent Valery Introduction Mar. 18, 2021, © Leeham News: After assessing the performance of the A350-1000 against the 777-300ER on a trans-Pacific route, we turn our attention to a dedicated A350 variant developed for Qantas’… Read More
The A350, Part 6 A350-900ULR Intro
Subscription Required By Vincent Valery Introduction Feb. 18, 2021, © Leeham News: After comparing the Airbus A350-900 and the Boeing 777-200ER on a long haul route, we turn our attention to the A350-900 Ultra Long Range variant. Summary… Read More
The 737 MAX – A Tragedy 60 years in the Making
This is the first in a series. Special to Leeham News. By Peter W. Lemme Twitter satcom_guru www.satcom.guru Part 1: Min to the Max The Customer is Always Right Heredity Boeing 757 Misses the Mark Where were you… Read More
A Basic “MCAS” System was installed in the Boeing 707 in the 1960s
By Oliver Stuart Menteth Fintech Aviation Services Special to Leeham News Nov. 1, 2019, © Leeham News: It was simplistic in design, had a graduated and limited input into the pitch control system and details were included in… Read More
Mid-Market airplane comes before A320, 737 replacement: Pratt & Whitney exec
Subscription Required Introduction June 16, 2016, © Leeham Co.: A middle of the market airplane will come before a replacement for the Airbus A320 and Boeing 737, predicts Alan Epstein, vice Alan Epstein, VP technology and environment, Pratt… Read More
USAF moves up AF One replacement, reports Inside Defense
Dec. 7, 2014: The US Air Force is moving up the the Presidential Aircraft Replacement program to seek Requests for Proposals next year, according to the specialty newsletter Inside Defense. An airframe purchase will occur in 2016, according… Read More
Bjorn’s Corner: China’s civil aviation, from nothing to world’s largest in 2030
Introduction 14 May 2015, C. Leeham Co: In my ISTAT Asia reports, I wrote about how China will overtake USA as largest civil aviation market in 2030. Airbus China Group chairman, Laurence Barron, and I had a chat… Read More
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Posted on May 14, 2015 by Bjorn Fehrm
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