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LEAP deliveries and spare parts demand lift Safran in H1 2025
By Tom Batchelor Jul 31, 2025, © Leeham News: Safran has reported a robust set of half-year results for 2025, underpinned by booming aftermarket services, a ramp-up in LEAP engine deliveries, and strong growth across all business segments…. Read More
Rolls-Royce shrugs off supply chain and tariffs woes as profits soar
By Tom Batchelor Jul 31, 2025, © Leeham News: Rolls-Royce shrugged off lingering supply chain challenges and the uncertain tariff environment to post a strong first half performance in 2025. CEO Tufan Erginbilgic hailed continued progress in his… Read More
Airbus 1H2025 results: A solid first half except for 60 gliders
By Bjorn Fehrm July 31, 2025, © Leeham News: Airbus CEO Guillame Faury and CFO Thomas Toepfer presented the Airbus first half 2025 results yesterday. The Airbus performance is very much to plan, except there are 60 A320/A321… Read More
What’s the next new aircraft, Part 5
By Scott Hamilton and Bjorn Fehrm July 31, 2025, © Leeham News: We wrap up our five-part series today on What’s the Next New Airplane in the coming decades. We now look at Airplanes 9-13 in Figure 1… Read More
Odds and Ends from Boeing, Textron, China and the US DOT
By the Leeham News and AIN Teams July 30, 2025, © Leeham News: It’s time for a few odds and ends in aerospace. Boeing and tariffs. Textron and the small cargo airplane SkyCourier. China certifies the first eVTOL…. Read More
Ortberg becomes more cautious about 737 MAX production ramp timing
By Scott Hamilton July 30, 2025, © Leeham News: Boeing CEO Kelly Ortberg began to walk back just a bit about the timeline to ramp up production of the 737 MAX during the 2Q2025/1H2025 earnings call. It’s the… Read More
Boeing’s CEO Kelly Ortberg, “Our recovery plan is taking hold.”
By Karl Sinclair July 29, 2025, © Leeham News: The Boeing Company (BA) President and CEO Kelly Ortberg is confident that, despite there still being work to do, he likes the direction that the company is headed in…. Read More
Boeing 1H2025: Turnaround underway, led by revenue jump at Boeing Commercial and positive results at Defense
By Karl Sinclair July 29, 2025, © Leeham News: The Boeing Company (BA) released 1H2025 results, and while the corporation still posted a net loss of ($643) for the first six months of 2025, strong revenues at Boeing… Read More
Boeing Commences 777-8 Freighter Production
Assembly of the first 777-8F wing is underway at the airframer’s Everett facility. Robot arm operator Casey McDowell drilled the first hole into a 777-8 Freighter wing spar in Everett, Washington, on July 21, 2025. © Hanneke Weitering/AIN… Read More
What’s the next new aircraft, Part 4
By Bjorn Fehrm Subscription Required July 28, 2025, © Leeham News: In Part 4 of our five-part series on examining the potential next generation of aircraft in the coming decades, we take a closer look at Aircraft 5… Read More