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Tariffs, Trade, and Turbines: Aerospace Leaders Call for Zero Barriers at Global Summit
By Chris Sloan Sept. 16, 2025, © Leeham News: At the U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s Global Aerospace Summit, the topic of tariffs dominated the discussion — and industry leaders didn’t hold back in calling for a return to… Read More
EU Awards €945 Million to 12 ‘Clean Aviation’ Projects
From our partners at AIN: Clean Aviation Joint Undertaking funds further R&D for decarbonization efforts By Hanneke Weitering • Science & Technology Editor Sept. 12, 2025, (c) AIN: The European Union’s Clean Aviation Joint Undertaking has awarded €945… Read More
How’s the next new aircraft produced? Part 4. Boeing: new aircraft production
Subscription Required By the Leeham News Team Sept. 15, 2025, © Leeham News: In the fourth part of our article series about the Production of the next new aircraft, we look at what changes Boeing needs to do… Read More
Bjorn’s Corner: Faster aircraft development. Part 7. Conceptual Design.
September 12, 2025, ©. Leeham News: We do a series about ideas on how the long development times for large airliners can be shortened. New project talks about cutting development time and reaching certification and production faster than… Read More
How’s the next new aircraft produced? Part 3. Boeing: Improving the present.
Subscription Required By the Leeham News Team Sept. 11, 2025, © Leeham News: In the third part of our article series about the Production of the next new aircraft, we look at where Boeing is with the present… Read More
The Rise and Fall of Boeing, And The Way Back
By Scott Hamilton Sept. 10, 2025, © Leeham News: The sequel to my book Air Wars, The Global Combat Between Airbus and Boeing, published today on Amazon (US and selected international markets, including France, the UK, Germany, Japan… Read More
Embraer E2 Finally Breaks Into The U.S. Market Following 50 Firm Orders +50 Purchase Rights from ULCC Avelo Airlines
By Chris Sloan Sept. 10, 2025, © Leeham News: Embraer announced today that Embraer’s E2 will finally break into the U.S. market with a firm order from ULCC Avelo for 50 E2-E195s and 50 purchase rights, becoming E2’s… Read More
Airbus CEO Guillaume Faury on Supply Chain, Tariffs, and the Next Generation of Aircraft at US Chamber of Commerce Global Aerospace Summit
By Chris Sloan Sept. 9, 2025, © Leeham News: At the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Global Aerospace Summit in Washington, D.C., Airbus CEO Guillaume Faury shared an optimistic outlook for Airbus operations speaking on supply chain recovery, production… Read More
How’s the next new aircraft produced? Part 2. Advancing the State of the Art
Subscription Required By the Leeham News Team Sept. 8, 2025, © Leeham News: In the second part of our article series about the Production of the next new aircraft, we look at the latest trends around advancing the… Read More
Bjorn’s Corner: Faster aircraft development. Part 6. IT support.
September 5, 2025, ©. Leeham News: We do a series about ideas on how the long development times for large airliners can be shortened. New project talks about cutting development time and reaching certification and production faster than… Read More