Bjorn’s Corner: New aircraft technologies. Part 4. Fuselage trades

March 17, 2023, ©. Leeham News: This is a summary of the article New aircraft technologies. Part 4P. Fuselage trades. In the article, we discuss the trade-offs involved in designing a fuselage of an airliner with 250 seats… Read More

Bjorn’s Corner: New aircraft technologies. Part 4P. Fuselage trades

Subscription required  March 17, 2023, ©. Leeham News: This is a complementary article to New aircraft technologies. Part 4. Fuselage trades. It discussed in detail the trades involved in designing a fuselage of an airliner with 250 seats… Read More

Pontifications: One step forward, two steps back for Boeing

March 14, 2023, © Leeham News: There is a phrase in the US about the politician’s dance: one step forward, two steps back and a sidestep. I couldn’t help but this about this dance step in connection with… Read More

Embraer deliveries surge; executives proclaim rebound from Covid, failed merger

By Bryan Corliss Subscription required March 13, 2023, © Leeham News — Embraer executives said last week that the company is on a flight path to growth after weathering two major storms in 2020. “As we have said,… Read More

CFM to increase LEAP production 50% this year, GE Aerospace executives say

Subscription Required By Bryan Corliss March 10, 2023, © Leeham News – GE Aerospace executives said Thursday that production of LEAP engines will increase 50% this year to meet increased demand from Boeing and Airbus.  LEAP engines, which… Read More

Bjorn’s Corner: New aircraft technologies. Part 3. Airframe improvements

March 10, 2023, ©. Leeham News: Last week, we could see that the best investment in new aircraft technology would be for the replacement of the single-aisle segment, where the Airbus A320 series and Boeing 737 MAX are… Read More

Bjorn’s Corner: New aircraft technologies. Part 3P. Airframe improvements

Subscription required By Bjorn Fehrm March 10, 2023, ©. Leeham News: This is a complementary article to New aircraft technologies. Part 3. Airframe improvements. It discusses in detail the areas of an airliner airframe where tangible improvement can… Read More

Hydrogen flight integrator AeroTec created 3,000 parts in 12 months

Subscription Required By Bryan Corliss March 9, 2023 © Leeham News – AeroTec learned “a lot about hydrogen” as it prepared Universal Hydrogen’s (UH2) Dash-8-300 flying testbed for its first flight last week.  AeroTec Chief Technology Officer Dale… Read More

Pontifications: 30-40 MAXes potentially delayed by software issue: Jefferies

March 7, 2023, © Leeham News: About 30-40 Boeing 737 MAXes potentially will be delivery-delayed by the Option Section Software reconfiguration issue, the investment bank Jefferies Co. reported yesterday. Jefferies followed up on our report published Monday by… Read More

New software issue delays some 737 MAX deliveries/Update

By Scott Hamilton and Laura Mueller  Update, March 9, 2023: Some readers have interpreted this story as reporting that new deliveries directly from Boeing are being delayed. The wording is somewhat ambiguous. To clarify, airplanes purchased by lessors–who… Read More