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Airbus’ A321neo, A321LR or A321XLR? Part 2.
Subscription required By Bjorn Fehrm October 30, 2025, © Leeham News: We went through the creation of Airbus’s A321 in the first article, and why its initial sales were slow, and why the sales only picked up after… Read More
Airbus 3Q2025: Still on target in 2025 – gliders remain, changes in 2026
By Karl Sinclair Oct 30, 2025, © Leeham News: Airbus (AB) CEO Guillaume Faury is still confident that the commercial aircraft maker can hit this year’s target of 820 aircraft deliveries, despite the snarls it is dealing with… Read More
Boeing 3Q2025: 777X gets new $4.9bn write off as earnings results prove mixed
By Karl Sinclair Oct. 29, 2025, © Leeham News: The Boeing Company (BA) took another charge in the third quarter, to the tune of $4.9bn, on the struggling 777X program–which has yet to deliver a single aircraft to… Read More
Boeing takes $4.9bn charge in 3Q against 777X; reports slightly improved quarter YOY
Oct. 29, 2025, (c) Leeham News: Boeing takes $4.9bn charge on 777X in 3Q2025 earnings report. Loss from operations: $4.78bn vs $5.76bn year-over-year; net loss $5.34bn vs $6.17bn YOY. Cash flow +$1.1bn vs ($1.34bn) YOY. More to come… Read More
Boeing sees no new single aisle plane until 2040
Subscription Required By Scott Hamilton Oct. 27, 2025, © Leeham News: Recent reports that Boeing is working on a new single-aisle aircraft to replace the 737 MAX and a New Midmarket Airplane (NMA), or a version of it,… Read More
Safran raises full-year guidance on record LEAP output and booming engine aftermarket
By Tom Batchelor. October 24, 2025, © Leeham News: A strong civil engine aftermarket and a record number of LEAP deliveries saw Safran achieve a stronger-than-expected set of results for 3Q25 and the first nine months of the… Read More
Bjorn’s Corner: Faster aircraft development. Part 13. Preliminary Design Review, PDR.
October 24, 2025, ©. Leeham News: We do a series about ideas on how the long development times for large airliners can be shortened. New projects talk about cutting development time and reaching certification and production faster than… Read More
MTU Aero Engines revenue and earnings up sharply amid strong OEM business
By Tom Batchelor. October 23, 2025, © Leeham News: Revenue and earnings at MTU Aero Engines grew sharply in the first nine months of 2025, with a strong commercial engine and maintenance business driving profitability at the German-headquartered… Read More
Airbus’ A321neo, A321LR or A321XLR?
Subscription required By Bjorn Fehrm October 23, 2025, © Leeham News: Airbus’s A321 was launched in November 1988, around the time the original A320 entered service. Delivery to the first A321 customer, Lufthansa, was in January 1994. The… Read More
Impact on Boeing’s China deliveries under Trump’s latest tariff tiff will be minimal
By Scott Hamilton Oct. 23, 2025, © Leeham News: President Donald Trump ratcheted up the trade war with China when he announced on Oct. 12 that a 100% tariff would be levied on imports to the US. This… Read More