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Norwegian flies in thin air

By Bjorn Fehrm February 14, 2018, ©. Leeham Co: Norwegian Air Shuttle (Norwegian) is in an aggressive expansion phase. The airline is setting up as many low-cost routes as possible across the Atlantic, to gain critical market share before… Read More

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 Posted on February 14, 2018 by

 Airfinance Journal, Airlines, Boeing

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Pontifications: Airbus easily leads narrow-body backlog, Boeing ahead in wide-bodies

Feb. 5, 2018, © Leeham Co.: Two thousand seventeen is over and the numbers are in. Airbus continues to have a commanding lead over Boeing for single-aisle, neo v MAX backlog. Although Airbus got pounded by Boeing in… Read More

 181 Comments

 Posted on February 5, 2018 by

 Airbus, Boeing, Bombardier, Comac, Embraer, Emirates Airlines, Irkut, Pontifications

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Bombardier Belfast operations are about more than C Series wings

Subscription Required Introduction  By Scott Hamilton  Jan. 29, 2018, © Leeham Co.: Belfast, Northern Ireland: These days, when mention of Bombardier’s production facility in Northern Ireland is mentioned, only one thought comes to mind: wings for the C… Read More

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 Posted on January 29, 2018 by

 Airbus, Boeing, Bombardier, CSeries, Irkut, Pratt & Whitney, Premium

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Airbus delivers record 718 aircraft amid strong sales

By Bjorn Fehrm  January 15, 2018, ©. Leeham Co: Airbus announced record 2017 airliner deliveries of 718 aircraft today. It was the 15th consecutive year of increased production, this time with 30 aircraft over 2016. Fabrice Bregier, the Chief Operating… Read More

 115 Comments

 Posted on January 15, 2018 by

 Airbus, Boeing, CFM, Emirates Airlines, Pratt & Whitney, Uncategorized

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Boeing says record 2017 deliveries will continue

By Bjorn Fehrm  January 09, 2018, ©. Leeham Co: Boeing announced record airliner deliveries for 2017 of 763 jets today, leading the industry for the 6th year running. Net orders of 912 aircraft gave a Book-to-Bill of 1.2. Airbus,… Read More

 71 Comments

 Posted on January 9, 2018 by

 Airbus, Boeing, Bombardier

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United Aircraft’s and COMAC’s eventful year

By Bjorn Fehrm January 03, 2018, ©. Leeham Co: Both United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) and COMAC got their single-aisle airliner projects into flight test during 2017. The MC-21 and C919 had their first flights within less than a month… Read More

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 Posted on January 3, 2018 by

 Airbus, Boeing, China, Comac, Irkut, McDonnell Douglas, Pratt & Whitney, Rolls-Royce, Sukhoi, United Engine Corp.

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Pontifications: Countdown to Delta’s single-aisle decision

Dec. 11, 2017, © Leeham Co.: Eyes will watch Atlanta (GA) this week, when the Delta Air Lines Board of Directors decides to award a big order for the re-engined Airbus and Boeing single aisle airplanes. The Board… Read More

 123 Comments

 Posted on December 11, 2017 by

 Airbus, Airlines, Alaska Airlines, Boeing, Bombardier, CFM, CSeries, Delta Air Lines, Pontifications, Pratt & Whitney

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Pontifications: Delta’s decision on neo vs MAX near

Dec. 4, 2017, © Leeham Co.: The Delta Air Lines management decision for an order for 100 Airbus A321neos or Boeing 737 MAXes, plus an equal number of options, is expected this week. A decision by the Board… Read More

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 Posted on December 4, 2017 by

 Airbus, Airlines, Alaska Airlines, Boeing, Bombardier, CSeries, Delta Air Lines, Pontifications

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What has Airbus got in the CSeries?

By Bjorn Fehrm October 18, 2017, ©. Leeham Co: Bombardier and Airbus changed the airliner landscape yesterday. Analysts say it’s the largest industry change since Boeing bought McDonnell Douglas in 1997. So, what has Airbus bought for no money?… Read More

 103 Comments

 Posted on October 18, 2017 by

 Airbus, Airlines, Boeing, Bombardier, CSeries, Pratt & Whitney

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Trump decertifies Iran nuke deal, throws Airbus, Boeing orders in doubt

Subscription Required Introduction Oct. 16, 2017, © Leeham Co.: President Donald Trump announced Friday he will decertify the Iran nuclear deal, throwing into doubt a host of related commercial deals, including huge aircraft orders. Iran Air Airbus A330…. Read More

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 Posted on October 16, 2017 by

 Airbus, Airlines, ATR, Boeing, CFM, GE Aviation, Premium, Rolls-Royce

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