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Leeham News and Analysis
- Bjorn’s Corner: New engine development. Part 5. Turbofan design problems April 26, 2024
- Airbus 1Q2024 results: Airbus CEO: “A350 in-service experience drives positive reputation and orders” April 25, 2024
- A350-1000 or 777-9? Part 3 April 25, 2024
- Boeing CEO promises company is turning around…again April 24, 2024
- Solid start for stand-alone GE Aerospace despite cuts to LEAP output April 23, 2024
Pontifications: Do you really want the Jetsons zipping around?
Jan. 24, 2023, © Leeham News: “For those of you old enough to remember, this is the Jetsons. This is the dream. This is what everybody would love to do.” This cartoon is what former Boeing CEO Phil… Read More
Universal Hydrogen’s ATR72 Project
Subscription required By Bjorn Fehrm Dec. 22, 2022, © Leeham News: Last week, we wrote about Universal Hydrogen’s (UH2) plans to fly a hydrogen-fueled demonstrator aircraft in early 2023, followed by a certified conversion kit for an ATR72… Read More
UPDATE: Boom announces engine partners for proposed supersonic jet
By Bryan Corliss Dec. 13, © Leeham News: Boom Supersonic announced this morning that it will team with three partners, including a division of GE, to create engines for use specifically on its proposed Overture passenger transport. “Developing… Read More
“The music will stop” because aviation will miss target “green” deadlines: Boeing’s Calhoun
Subscription Required By Scott Hamilton David Calhoun. Source: Boeing. Oct. 24, 2022, © Leeham News: Boeing CEO David Calhoun believes that the plethora of concepts for shifting to “green” aviation may be confusing policymakers. And, he says, the… Read More
UPDATED: All-electric Eviation Alice takes 1st flight
By Bryan Corliss Sept. 27, 2022 © Leeham News: The battery-powered Eviation Alice has flown for the first time. The nine-seat aircraft, powered by twin electric propeller motors assembled by Eviation’s sister company, magniX, rotated up and took… Read More
Achieving net zero carbon is a promise you can keep: P&W’s Webb
Subscription Required By Scott Hamilton Sept. 26, 2022, © Leeham News: The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) is nearing the next step in support of dramatically cutting emissions by airlines and the aviation industry. Graham Webb “ICAO has… Read More
Pontifications: No engines, billions shy, devastating enviro analysis, Boom’s CEO still exudes optimism
Sept. 20, 2022, © Leeham News: Blake Scholl, the founder and CEO of Boom, the start-up company, continued to paint an optimistic picture about the Overture Supersonic Transport. He told the US Chamber of Commerce Aerospace Summit last… Read More
ICAO report outlines steps to reduce aviation’s carbon output
Subscription Required By BRYAN CORLISS Sept. 5, 2022, © Leeham News: Saying the climate crisis now is at “Code Red for Humanity,” the UN-sponsored International Civil Aviation Organization is calling on nations and companies to increase their investments… Read More
Sustainability progress “depends on where you snap the line”
Subscription Required By Scott Hamilton July 11, 2022, © Leeham News: When it comes to sustainable aviation, what’s real and what’s greenwashing, “it depends on where you snap the line,” says a managing director at the consultancy Accenture…. Read More