Leeham News and Analysis

Odds and ends: More Airbus NEO orders soon, engine selections shortly; tanker slips again

Odds and ends:

1. More Airbus NEO orders are likely within the next few weeks, including from the US and Asia;
2. Indigo is expected to make its engine selection for its A320neo within the next month or so, and it’s a real competition between GE/CFM and PW for the LEAP-X and Geared Turbo Fan;
3. A major German bank may shun financing the A320neo, according to Bloomberg;
4. Boeing is now saying there is only a 2%-3% direct operating cost difference between the 737NG enhanced model and the A320neo, a gap Boeing figures it can close by the time NEO enters service in 2016;
5. Boeing thinks the A350-1000 will require enough changes compared with the -800/900 models that the -1000 will slip to 2019 EIS; Read more