Leeham News and Analysis
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Leeham News and Analysis
- Boeing’s Long Term Cash Flows August 19, 2019
- Pontifications: Trump-China trade war hits Boeing August 19, 2019
- Bjorn’s Corner: Fly by steel or electrical wire, Part 4 August 16, 2019
- Will the A220 drive the trans-Atlantic fragmentation to smaller jets? Part 2. August 15, 2019
- Embraer presents second quarter 2019 results. August 14, 2019
Ethiopian 787 fire: the day after
Update, 12n PDT: The British Air Accident Investigation Board has issued its first press release. No apparent connection to the APU or batteries, but otherwise a standard we’re-working-on-it statement. Unrelated to Ethiopian: Fascinating animations of the Asiana Flt… Read More
Boeing’s webcast from Japan on 787 battery fix
Here is the PDF presentation. Ray Conner, CEO of Boeing Commercial Airplanes, Mike Fleming, VP and Chief Engineer for EIS of the 787 and Mike Sinnett, vice president and chief project engineer for the Boeing 787, provided an… Read More
FAA approves Boeing plan for 787 battery fix; it is a “path” to resume service
From the FAA: The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) today approved the Boeing Commercial Airplane Company’s certification plan for the redesigned 787 battery system, after thoroughly reviewing Boeing’s proposed modifications and the company’s plan to demonstrate that the system… Read More
FAA Authorizes 787 Test Flights
Statement from Secretary LaHood and FAA Administrator Huerta: As part of our ongoing efforts to determine the root cause of recent Boeing 787 lithium-ion battery incidents, the FAA will permit Boeing to conduct test flights of 787 aircraft… Read More
787 to cost Boeing $6bn in cash-UBS; more on lithium-ion batteries
Update, 7:30am PST: Headline: DJ Boeing 787 Probe Results ‘Probably Weeks Away’ -NTSB Chief We’re trying to track this down, which we received in an email. (We don’t get Dow Jones.) This seems to us like good news–“weeks”… Read More
Airbus annual press conference: Passed 12,000 orders since inception, more than 9,000 single-aisle
We’re at the Airbus Annual Press Conference for the 2012 results, the first of several stops on our Europe trip. Participants are: Fabrice Breigier, CEO (FB) Gunter Butschek, COO (GB) John Leahy, COO-Customers (JL) Tom Williams, EVP Programs… Read More
A380 has, A350 will have lithium-ion batteries
Focus on the Boeing 787’s mishap last Monday comes, naturally, on the fire involving the lithium-ion battery. The battery, or Li-ion for short, is considered hazardous in many applications and in air cargo shipping. Two Boeing 747-400 cargo… Read More
FAA launches 787 system review
The Federal Aviation Administration today launched a review of the Boeing 787’s electrical system. We start our coverage with a running synopsis of the press conference at 9:30am ET. Presenting are Michael Huerta, director of the FAA (MH);… Read More
Perspective on 787 Boston incident
Update: Wall Street Journal reporting United Airlines found mis-wired battery following inspections in wake of JAL 787 fire. Update, 1215 PM PT: Boeing issued this statement regarding the fire incident: “Regarding yesterday’s event onboard a Japan Airlines (JAL)… Read More
To the next President and next Congress: Maybe Sequestration should happen after all for the long-term good
As voters go to the polls today, we’ve turned our thoughts to Sequestration and the impact on Defense budgets. Defense sequestration is widely view as a disaster for national defense and for employment. Sequestration requires a cut of… Read More