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Leeham News and Analysis
- Bjorn’s Corner: New engine development. Part 5. Turbofan design problems April 26, 2024
- Airbus 1Q2024 results: Airbus CEO: “A350 in-service experience drives positive reputation and orders” April 25, 2024
- A350-1000 or 777-9? Part 3 April 25, 2024
- Boeing CEO promises company is turning around…again April 24, 2024
- Solid start for stand-alone GE Aerospace despite cuts to LEAP output April 23, 2024
Sunset of the Quads, Part 3
Subscription Required By Vincent Valery Introduction Aug. 20, 2020, © Leeham News: Last week, we compared the economics of the 747-400 and the A380 on the Los Angeles to Sydney route. We now turn our attention to Airbus’… Read More
HOTR: Lease rates, aircraft values continue to plunge/Update
Update: Ishka advises that its starting comparison point in the chart below should have been January, not July. This changes the rate of value and rent decline appreciably. Aug. 19, 2020, © Leeham News: Aircraft values and least… Read More
No surge in new-build freighters from COVID expected
Subscription Required Now open to all Readers. By Scott Hamilton Introduction Aug. 17, 2020, © Leeham News: Coronavirus caused a spike in freight demand. But don’t look for Airbus or Boeing to see a spike in demand for… Read More
Pontifications: A330neo future bleak from COVID impact
Aug. 17, 2020, © Leeham News: At least half the Airbus A330-900 skyline is with airlines that are in administration, technically insolvent or with a politically sanctioned carrier. These could be characterized as in Red Alert. The COVID-19… Read More
Bjorn’s Corner: The challenges of Hydrogen. Part 4. Hydrogen safety.
August 14, 2020, ©. Leeham News: In our series on hydrogen as an energy store for airliners we are closing in on the design problems for a hydrogen-fueled airliner. One of the aspects we must understand before discussion… Read More
Sunset of the Quads, Part 2
Subscription Required By Bjorn Fehrm Introduction August 12, 2020, © Leeham News: We deepen our look at the Queen of the Skies and it’s best selling version, the 747-400. We go through what made it the great aircraft… Read More
A lingering shakeup in European skies
Subscription Required By Vincent Valery Introduction Aug. 11, 2020, © Leeham News: There is a shake-up still to come for European airlines. LNA wrote in early March about the financial vulnerability of several European airlines as the COVID-19… Read More
Boeing’s Renton plant may close from 2033: Analysis
Subscription Required Now open to all Readers. Introduction Aug. 10, 2020, © Leeham News: With Boeing likely to consolidate 787 production in Charleston (SC), reflecting a rate of 6/mo, the future of assembly in Puget Sound rears its… Read More
Bjorn’s Corner: The challenges of Hydrogen. Part 3. Application space.
August 7, 2020, ©. Leeham News: In our series on Hydrogen as an energy store for airliners we now look at the emission targets one is chasing and then discuss for what type of airliner does a hydrogen… Read More