4-engine single-aisle airplanes could make comeback, says technology VP

Dec. 15, 2015, © Leeham Co: LNC’s Bjorn Fehrm started a firestorm of discussion last Friday with his Corner about twins-vs-quads column. His focus was on the Very Large Aircraft sector. Overlooked in all of the discussion was… Read More

The future of the A319neo and 737-7

 Subscription Required Introduction Dec. 14, 2015, © Leeham Co. There are just 49 orders for the Airbus A319neo. There are only 55 orders for the Boeing 737-7 MAX. The A319neo has been ordered by Avianca (19), Frontier Airlines… Read More

Pontifications: Aircraft values vary widely

Dec. 14, 2015, (c) Leeham Co: Aircraft valuations came to the forefront following comments by Richard Anderson, CEO of Delta Air Lines, over just how much a 10-year old Boeing 777-200ER was worth. He claimed the airplane was… Read More

Bjorn’s Corner: Twins or quads?

11 December 2015, ©. Leeham Co: The debate over two or four engines for long range aircraft is as old as the jet airliner. A number of myths have been pedaled over the years over the virtues of… Read More

IBA recaps Boeing 777 focus conference

Dec. 9, 2015: The aircraft appraisal firm IBA, headquarter in the UK, issued a recap of the Airline Economics one day conference about the Boeing 777 market that focused on values and marketability of the aircraft. These have… Read More

Used B777-200ER or A340-300, Part 3

Subscription required Introduction By Bjorn Fehrm Dec. 9 2015, ©. Leeham Co: We have now covered the Cash and Direct Operating Costs (COC, DOC) for our acquired and refurbished Airbus A340-300E and Boeing 777-200ER. We will now finish the… Read More

Airbus passes Boeing in wide-body passenger aircraft sales

Dec. 8, 2015, © Leeham Co. Airbus surpassed Boeing in wide-body passenger orders through November, data released yesterday by Airbus shows. Airbus released its November YTD order book yesterday. Boeing last week updated its weekly order tallies through… Read More

Boeing sees green for 2016 financing sources

Dec. 8, 2015: Boeing Capital Corp. sees a robust financing market next year for an estimated $127bn in new airplane deliveries. The forecast is for the global picture, and not just Boeing Commercial Airplanes (BCA) deliveries. In its… Read More

737 MAX to roll out to Boeing product strategy challenges

Subscription Required Introduction The Boeing 737-8 rolls out tomorrow to challenges to Boeing’s product strategy. Image via Google images. Dec. 7, 2015, © Leeham Co: Boeing rolls out its first 737 MAX tomorrow to no press fanfare. Today… Read More

Pontifications: Assessing the benefit of new airplanes in low oil pricing

Dec. 7, 2015, © Leeham Co.: Oil for West Texas Intermediate Crude closed Friday at $39.97. International Brent closed at $43.05. These figures continue to breathe life into used aircraft and raise questions about new orders. In recent… Read More