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Parent agency, FAA often at odds as politics outweighs safety
Subscription required. By Colleen Mondor June 26, 2025, © Leeham News: On March 12, 2019, then-Secretary of Transportation Elaine Chao and her staff flew from Texas to Washington (DC) on a Southwest Airlines 737 MAX. It was two… Read More
Five for Five: Air India crash points to systemic problems at Boeing that CEO Ortberg must fix
By Scott Hamilton June 15, 2025, © Leeham News, Le Bourget, France: The Paris Air Show was supposed to be another step, however small, in Boeing’s way back from six years from crisis after crisis, safety and quality… Read More
Boeing CEO: Lessons learned are key to certification of 737-7/10 and 777X
By Karl Sinclair Analysis June 2, 2025, © Leeham News: Boeing CEO Kelly Ortberg believes that lessons learned from the 737 MAX crisis and subsequent in-depth oversight by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) are key to certifying the… Read More
Updated, May 29, 2025: Department of Justice, Boeing OK to Non-Prosecution Agreement
UPDATE, May 30, 2025: The Non-Prosecution Agreement was filed with the federal court in the Northern District of Texas yesterday. Here is the document: 5-29-25 Boeing-MAX DOJ NPA May 23, 2025, (c) Leeham News: The US Department of… Read More
Boeing’s 2025 annual safety report due this month
By Scott Hamilton May 20, 2025, © Leeham News: Boeing will release its fourth annual safety report this month. The first was in 2022. The document is the Chief Aerospace Safety Officer Report (CASO Report). Previous CASO reports… Read More
Boeing wants to remarket China’s airplanes. It’s costly and time consuming.
China has 130 Boeing airplanes that are identified in the Boeing backlog. On last week’s earnings call, officials said China accounts for 10% of its backlog of 6,319 aircraft as of March 31. This means there are about… Read More
Boeing CFO Brian West: OK on tariffs for now, backlogs and inventories help
By Karl Sinclair March 20, 2025, © Leeham News: Boeing (BA) Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Brian West, was optimistic about Boeing’s path for recovery and appeared unworried about any near-term impacts of tariffs imposed… Read More
GE sees 2,500 LEAP engine deliveries by 2028, enough for more than 1,000 A320neos and 737 MAXes
Larry Culp, CEO of GE Aerospace. Credit: GE Aerospace. Subscription Required By Scott Hamilton Feb. 24, 2025, © Leeham News: CFM International plans to deliver 2,500 LEAP engines by 2028, enough to power more than 1,000 Airbus A320neos… Read More
Hopes, skepticism, for Boeing from suppliers
Subscription Required By Scott Hamilton Feb. 6, 2025, © Leeham News: Hope and skepticism for Boeing permeated the sidelines of a suppliers’ conference this week in the Seattle area as the big manufacturer struggles to regain footing following… Read More
Boeing Deferred Production Costs: $39bn since 2019 MAX grounding, $22bn for 737
By Karl Sinclair Feb. 04, 2025, © Leeham News: The Boeing Company (BA) released its 2024 FY Annual Report this week and as expected, it was awash with red ink. On the Jan. 28, 2025, earnings call, CFO… Read More