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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
Pentagon reissues tanker RFP
The Pentagon today re-issued the Request for Proposal for the aerial tanker competition today. As the press conference begins, here is a running synopsis: USAF plan and process as we go forward to have a week or so… Read More
Tuesday’s Farnborough impressions
It’s a quiet show; few orders. One of the biggest, from Dubai Aerospace Enterprise (DAE), signed a contract with Airbus for 100 planes was merely confirming the order announced last November at the Dubai Air Show. Now these… Read More
EADS Media Day
We attended the EADS Media Day that is held in advance of the two major air shows, Paris and Farnborough. Some highlights: EADS CEO Louis Gallois said EADS, one year after implementation of the Power8 restructuring program began,… Read More
Touring 787 line
We had the opportunity last week to tour the 787 production line. There is optimism that the program is back on track, though there appears to be an emerging hiccup. We toured the line before information began emerging… Read More
GAO Protests often fail, Boeing concedes
Reuters published this piece late Thursday about Boeing’s concession that protests over government awards often fail. Boeing, of course, is talking about its protest to the Government Accountability Office over the USAF award to Northrop Grumman for the… Read More
Checking jobs at Northrop? Check Boeing, too
US Sens. Patty Murray (D-Boeing) and Maria Cantwell (D-WA) have asked the White House to investigate the claim by Northrop Grumman that 48,000 direct and indirect jobs will be created with the KC-30 program. The KC-30 will be… Read More
In advance of the 787 update
Boeing will update its 787 program Wednesday (April 9) at 11 am EDT, when officials are expected to confirm the widely reported additional six month delay. A Reuters report suggests the new delay could be six to nine… Read More
Boeing’s conundrum
Let’s put some context into the latest news about the new round of expected delays of the Boeing 787. When Richard Safran, aerospace analyst, wrote recently that he forecast another six month delay for the project, he wasn’t… Read More
Leeham.net updated/Looks at Tanker
Our corporate website, Leeham.net, has been updated with an in-depth look at the Boeing protest of the KC-30 tanker award; the surprise doubling of the Northrop Grumman jobs for the KC-30; and a Wall Street Journal story looking… Read More