Introduction Oct. 12, 2014, (c) Leeham Co.: The 100-149 seat market sector has long been criticized as irrelevant because of a string of poor-selling aircraft. Boeing officials even labeled this a Bermuda Triangle. The critics fail to recognize,… Read More
Leeham News undergoing maintenance Tuesday night/Wednesday morning
We’ll be off line for a few hours overnight Tuesday/Wednesday morning. We should be back on line Wednesday morning at 5am Pacific (Seattle) time. As we migrate to a new host, there will be a few days to… Read More
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Posted on October 13, 2014 by Scott Hamilton
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Leeham News and Comment
Assessing the 100-149 Seat Sector
Introduction Oct. 12, 2014, (c) Leeham Co.: The 100-149 seat market sector has long been criticized as irrelevant because of a string of poor-selling aircraft. Boeing officials even labeled this a Bermuda Triangle. The critics fail to recognize,… Read More
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Posted on October 12, 2014 by Scott Hamilton
Airbus, Boeing, Bombardier, CSeries, Embraer
727-100, 737 Classic, 737-200, 737-600, 737-7, 737-700, A318, A319ceo, A319neo, Airbus, B717, BAC-111, BAe-146, Boeing, Bombardier, British Aerospace, British Aircraft Corp., CS-100, CS-300, CSeries, DC-9, E-195, E-195 E2, E-Jet, E-Jet E2, Embraer, F-100, Fokker, MD-80, MD-95
Odds and Ends: AA swapping A319s for A321s; Cancelled orders; CSeries; CFM LEAP enters flight testing
American swaps A319s for A321s: This is what Flight Global reports. AA placed a large order to the Airbus A319ceo in 2011 but, having since merged with US Airways which has a large number of the small Airbus… Read More
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Posted on October 9, 2014 by Scott Hamilton
Airbus, Airlines, Boeing, Bombardier, CFM, CSeries
A319, A321, Airbus, American Airlines, Bombardier, CFM, CFM LEAP-1C, CSeries, Pan Am, Republic Airways Holdings, Republic Rainbow
New and Derivative Airplanes: Some good, some not: Part 2
Part 2 of two parts. With multiples and multiples of billions of dollars at stake to develop new airplanes, and the billions of dollars of cost overruns at risk, it’s understandable the Airbus and Boeing are shifting to… Read More
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Posted on October 7, 2014 by Scott Hamilton
Airbus, Boeing, Bombardier, Douglas Aircraft Co, McDonnell Douglas
737, 737 MAX, 777-8, 777LR, A340, A340-500, A340-600, Airbus, BAC-111, Boeing, Bombardier, British Aircraft Corp., Comet, CRJ, Dash 8, DC-8, DC-8 Super 60, deHavilland, E-Jet, E-Jet E2, Embraer
New and Derivative airplanes: Some good, some not; Part 1
First of two parts. Earlier this year, Airbus officials said they will concentrate on improving existing airplanes once the A350 enters service. Boeing followed by saying it would not take any “moonshots” and develop new airplanes, at least… Read More
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Posted on October 6, 2014 by Scott Hamilton
Airbus, Boeing, Comac, CSeries, Embraer, Irkut, Mitsubishi, Sukhoi
747-8, 787, A330 Classic, A350, A380, A400M, Airbus, ARJ-21, AVIC, Boeing, Bombardier, C919, Comac, E-Jet, E-Jet E2, Embraer, Irkut, Mitsubishi, SSJ100, Sukhoi
Assessing the 70-90 seat regional jet sector
Introduction Major orders last week for Bombardier and Mitsubishi and the release of the Airbus Global Market Forecast provide an opportunity to look at market segments that don’t get a lot of attention in the shadow of the… Read More
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Posted on October 5, 2014 by Scott Hamilton
Airbus, Boeing, Bombardier, Comac, CSeries, Embraer, Mitsubishi, Sukhoi
737, 747-8, A320, A380, Airbus, ARJ-21, AVIC, Boeing, Bombardier, Comac, CRJ, CSeries, E-170, E-175, E-190, E-195, E-Jet, Embraer, Mitsubishi, MRJ, MRJ-70, MRJ-90, Regional Jets, SSJ-100, Sukhoi, Very Large Aircraft
Aviation conferences this month
There are two aviation conferences in Washington State this month. The first is from the Pacific Northwest Aerospace Alliance October 8. The PNAA Space & Security conference, a one day event, will be at the Museum of Flight… Read More
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Posted on October 3, 2014 by Scott Hamilton
Boeing, Pacific Northwest Aerospace Alliance
737, 767, Boeing, British American Business Council, KC-46A, P-8A, Pacific Northwest Aerospace Alliance, PNAA
Odds and Ends: 737 rate hike on cash flow; How the Chicago ATC fire impact unfolded; New PW engine chief
737 rate on on cash flow: The Seattle Times has a good article that described the impact on cash flow the decision by Boeing made to boost 737 production to 52/mo in 2018. The rate hike comes at… Read More
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Posted on October 3, 2014 by Scott Hamilton
Airbus, Boeing, Pratt & Whitney
737 MAX 200, 737-7, 737-9, 747-8, 757, 777 Classic, 777 X, A321NEO, Airbus, Boeing, Pratt & Whitney
Odds and Ends: Boeing firms 52/mo for 737; Product strategy; Aircraft demand and production rates
Boeing firms 52/mo for 737: Boeing this morning announced what we reported in June 2013: that it will go to a production rate of 52/mo for the 737 in 2018. This will not be the last rate increase… Read More
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Posted on October 2, 2014 by Scott Hamilton
Airbus, Boeing, Leeham News and Comment
737, 747-8I, 777-300ER, 777X, A320, A350, A380, Airbus, Boeing, UBS
Qatar Airways first A350-900 visible with official photo
Airbus today publicized the first official photo of a customer A350-900, just two days after its certification. It is Qatar Airways first A350-900, production number MSN006, which is towed between the different finishing stations at Toulouse. What is… Read More
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Posted on October 2, 2014 by Bjorn Fehrm
Airbus
A350, Airbus, Qatar Airways
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