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Leeham News and Analysis
- Dissecting Boeing CEO’s statement next new airplane will cost $50bn April 15, 2024
- Bjorn’s Corner: New engine development. Part 3. Propulsive efficiency April 12, 2024
- A350-1000 or 777-9? Part 2 April 11, 2024
- Pontifications: Boeing “transparency”–not so much. April 9, 2024
- Airbus charges and write-offs since 1999: more than €33bn April 8, 2024
An Update on Airbus, Boeing Orders at Risk
Subscription Required By Vincent Valery Introduction Aug. 16, 2021, © Leeham News: As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic and delays in the re-certification of the 737 MAX, Boeing lost a large number of 737 MAX orders in… Read More
Pontifications: A330ceo P2F picks up steam
Aug. 16, 2021, © Leeham News: Freighter conversions for the Airbus A330ceo are picking up steam as the inventory jumps following the COVID-19 pandemic. There are 20 A330s that have been converted: 13 -300s and seven -200s. Package… Read More
Embraer delivers first positive quarterly result since 1Q2018, shows revised E3 turboprop
By Bjorn Fehrm August 13, 2021, ©. Leeham News: Embraer presented strong 2Q2021 results today. It could deliver a quarterly net profit of $44m (-$119m), the first positive quarter since 1Q2018. Revenue for the quarter was up 110%… Read More
Bjorn’s Corner: The challenges of airliner development. Part 16. Post Launch.
August 13, 2021, ©. Leeham News: Last week, we went through the Certification Application, one of the most important milestones in the Pre-Launch phase. Now we assume we got a Product Launch approval from our board/Investors. We start… Read More
HOTR: Lockheed Martin’s LMXT rebranding has lots of competition
By the Leeham News Team Aug. 12, 2021, © Leeham News: Lockheed Martin’s rebranding of the Airbus A330 MRTT aerial refueling tanker has some competition that already uses the name: LMXT. LNA’s background includes branding. Other than the… Read More
The P2F freighters, 767-300ER versus A330-200 or -300?
Subscription Required By Bjorn Fehrm Introduction August 12, 2021, © Leeham News: In our series about freighters, we now look at Cargo companies operating early Boeing 767-200 freighters that look at a replacement for these. Shall it be… Read More
Exclusive: Airbus discusses A321F new-build program with customers
Subscription Required By Scott Hamilton Introduction Aug. 9, 2021, © Leeham News: Call it Airbus’s attack on Boeing’s final frontier. After an embarrassing failure with the new-build A330-200F and an ill-conceived A380F, Airbus last month launched the A350F…. Read More
Pontifications: A deeper hole for the Boeing 737 MAX market share
Aug. 9, 2021, © Leeham News: Boeing’s 737 MAX market share vs Airbus is in a deeper hole than may be generally realized. Aviation Week last week complied a list of the top seven low-cost carrier airlines in… Read More
Bjorn’s Corner: The challenges of airliner development. Part 15. The Certification application.
August 6, 2021, ©. Leeham News: Last week, we went through the OTA, Authorization To Offer milestone. Now we look at another important milestone in the Pre-Launch phase, the design Certification application. It involves some tricky differences in… Read More
The Airbus A350F versus Boeing’s 777-XF.
Subscription Required By Bjorn Fehrm Introduction August 5, 2021, © Leeham News: Two weeks ago we compared the launched Airbus A350 freighter with Boeing’s in-service 777F. We found the 777F is a freighter with a very high payload… Read More