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Leeham News and Analysis
- 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
- SPEEA, Boeing at impasse over safety program, union says April 23, 2024
- Better transparency needed on Boeing’s 1Q earnings call April 22, 2024
The Small Airliner Problem
Subscription required By Bjorn Fehrm April 20, 2023, © Leeham News: New Sustainable aircraft projects, for economical reasons, target small airliner types as first projects and then, after proving the concept, to move up in size. The number… Read More
Pontifications: Skyline backlog suggests higher production rate than Boeing targets for 777X
Subscription Required By Scott Hamilton By Scott Hamilton April 17, 2023, © Leeham News: Boeing’s skyline for the 777X, reported by Cirium, suggests there will be a need to boost production higher than the company’s target of 4/mo… Read More
Boeing offers bonuses up to $10,000 as it searches for scarce talent
Subscription Required By Bryan Corliss April 17, 2023, © Leeham News: The Boeing Co., which has talked of making significant production rate increases “very soon,” is offering bonuses of up to $10,000 as it recruits workers in touch-labor… Read More
Bjorn’s Corner: New aircraft technologies. Part 8. Propulsion advances
April 14, 2023, ©. Leeham News: This is a summary of the article New aircraft technologies. Part 8P. Propulsion advances. The article discusses how developing the next-generation airliner propulsion system will be the second most important area after… Read More
Bjorn’s Corner: New aircraft technologies. Part 8P. Propulsion advances
Subscription required By Bjorn Fehrm April 14, 2023, ©. Leeham News: This is a complementary article to Part 8. Propulsion advances. It discusses in detail the next-generation propulsion and what efficiency improvements to expect from different technological advancements.
The production cost trap for eVTOL upstarts
Subscription required By Bjorn Fehrm April 13, 2023, © Leeham News: Last week, we gave the example of a new propulsion principle 30-seat airliner as a project that would face the liquidity strain of initial production costs. We… Read More
MRO companies report double-digit growth in RBC survey
Subscription Required By Bryan Corliss April 12, 2023, © Leeham News: – MRO operators foresee double-digit growth in the rest of 2023 – as long as they can get the spare parts they need. That’s the finding from… Read More
Pontifications: Airbus grows in China while Boeing remains on the sidelines
April 11, 2023, © Leeham News: Airbus last week firmed up an order for 150 A320neos and 10 A350-900s with China. The deal was announced last year. Additionally, Airbus and the Chinese government agreed to add to the… Read More
MCAS, The Aircraft Certification Act and the unintended consequences of Congressional Intervention
Third in a Series Subscription Required By the Leeham News team Boeing whistle blower Ed Pierson testified about issues surrounding the 737 MAX following the two crashes that killed 346 people. New York Times photo. April 10, 2023,… Read More
Bjorn’s Corner: New aircraft technologies. Part 7. Propulsion
April 7, 2023, ©. Leeham News: This is a summary of the article New aircraft technologies. Part 7P. Propulsion. The article discusses how developments in the next-generation airliner propulsion system will be the second most important area for… Read More