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Leeham News and Analysis
- Bjorn’s Corner: Air Transport’s route to 2050. Part 21. May 9, 2025
- Does an A220-500 need a new wing and engines? Part 2. May 8, 2025
- Embraer downplays tariff impact on 2025 results May 6, 2025
- JetZero readies effort for private equity fund raising May 5, 2025
- Bjorn’s Corner: Air Transport’s route to 2050. Part 20. May 2, 2025
Analysis: Boeing’s BCA problem
Subscription Required By the Leeham News Team July 17, 2023, © Leeham News: The Boeing Co. (BA) reports its second quarter earnings next week. The company continues to struggle with challenges, mostly but not entirely at Boeing Commercial… Read More
Bjorn’s Corner: New aircraft technologies. Part 21. Changed flight profiles
July 14, 2023, ©. Leeham News: Developments in engines and airframe technologies require that the aircraft are flown differently to maximize the benefits. We start by locking what changes in parasitic and induced drag mean for how airliners… Read More
The reality behind the eVTOL industry’s hyperbole
Subscription required By Bjorn Fehrm July 13, 2023, © Leeham News: We have done a deep dive series on the cost problems experienced by small airliners and how these make life difficult for alternative propulsion projects. The eVTOL… Read More
Pontifications will return July 18
Scott Hamilton is taking some time off. Pontifications will return July 18.
Analysis: Spirit strike likely a sign of changing aerospace labor market
Subscription Required By Bryan Corliss Striking Spirit AeroSystems workers blow whistles in front of one of the factory gates./Wichita Business Journal photo July 10, 2023, © Leeham News – In case anyone had slept through all the earlier… Read More
Bjorn’s Corner: New aircraft technologies. Part 20. Efficient flying
July 7, 2023, ©. Leeham News: We explore different technologies in the series that can make our next-generation airliners more efficient and, thus, less polluting. We have discussed developments of engine and airframe technologies, such as Turbofans versus… Read More
The Small Airliner Problem, Part 10. Cash costs for a battery-based airliner
Subscription required By Bjorn Fehrm July 6, 2023, © Leeham News: In our series on costs factors that make up Cash Operating Cost for a battery-based airliner with range extenders, we now add Crew costs and Airport/Airway fees…. Read More
Pontifications will return July 18
Scott Hamilton is taking some time off. Pontifications will return July 18.
P2F conversion constrained by feedstock, certification issues
Subscription Required By Judson Rollins July 3, 2023, © Leeham News: As the supply chain chaos of the past two years finally winds down, the air cargo industry is trying to prepare for future growth. IAI’s first 777… Read More