Leeham News and Analysis
There's more to real news than a news release.
There's more to real news than a news release.
Leeham News and Analysis
- Bjorn’s Corner: Air Transport’s route to 2050. Part 8 February 7, 2025
- Hopes, skepticism, for Boeing from suppliers February 6, 2025
- ATI 2024 results beat low expectations February 5, 2025
- Boeing Deferred Production Costs: $39bn since 2019 MAX grounding, $22bn for 737 February 4, 2025
- Boeing FY 2024: Capital raise, debt, order cash advances helped Boeing avoid running out of cash in 4Q February 3, 2025
More on the tanker
Here’s a good article about why the USAF chose the Northrop tanker.
Isn’t this the same outfit that reported that the USAF would proceed with the Airbus award despite the GAO objections? Curious they don’t identify their source, isn’t it?
For what its worth, AvWeek had an article around the time of the contract award that the KC-45 choice reflected an emphasis on future operations in Asia and the Pacific. The article at the link is consistent with the earlier analysis.