Airbus, American Airlines, Boeing, Bombardier, CFM, Comac, CSeries, Embraer, GE Aviation, Irkut, Mitsubishi, Pratt & Whitney, Rolls-Royce
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Part 3: Boeing 757 replacement: 757 and Airbus A321neoLR versus clean sheet designs.
Subscription required. By Bjorn Fehrm Part 3 of 3 Introduction In Part 2 of our three-part 757 Replacement analysis, we took a close look at Airbus’ new 97 tonne take-off weight A321neo, revealed in a world exclusive by… Read More
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Posted on October 28, 2014 by Bjorn Fehrm
Airbus, Airlines, Boeing, CFM, China, Comac, CSeries, Embraer, GE Aviation, Irkut, Leeham Co., Leeham News and Comment, Pratt & Whitney, Premium, Rolls-Royce, Uncategorized
737, 737 MAX, A320, A320NEO, Airbus, Boeing, Bombardier, CFM, Comac, CSeries, Embraer, GTF, Pratt & Whitney, Rolls-Royce
Oct. 28, 2009: five years ago today, Boeing announced 787 Line 2 goes to Charleston; then, now and the future
This is about eight pages when printed. It was five years ago today that Boeing announced it would locate the second assembly line for the 787 in Charleston (SC). The decision was expected and, some say, had actually… Read More
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Posted on October 28, 2014 by Scott Hamilton
Airbus, Boeing, IAM 751, International Association of Machinists, SPEEA
737 MAX, 757, 777X, 787, A320NEO, A350, Airbus, Boeing, IAM 751, International Association of Machinists, Jim Albaugh, Jim McNerney, New Small Airplane, SPEEA
Part 2: Boeing 757: Airbus A321neoLR as a replacement on long and thin routes
Subscription required. By Bjorn Fehrm Part 2 of 3 Introduction In Part 2 of our three-part 757 Replacement analysis, we take a close look at Airbus’ new 97 tonnes take off weight A321neo, revealed by Leeham News and… Read More
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Posted on October 22, 2014 by Bjorn Fehrm
Airbus, Airlines, American Airlines, Boeing, CFM, Delta Air Lines, GE Aviation, Pratt & Whitney, Premium
737 MAX, 737/757 replacement, 737NG, 757-200W, A320NEO, Airbus, American Airlines, Boeing, CFM, Delta Air Lines, GTF, Pratt & Whitney
Indigo order raises questions of demand in India, elsewhere
Free content. Introduction The Indigo order announced this week for 250 Airbus A320neos raises once again questions of whether Indian airlines in particular and the greater Asian region in general are over-ordering airplanes. We’ve written in the past… Read More
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Posted on October 17, 2014 by Scott Hamilton
Airbus, Airlines, Boeing, Bombardier, Embraer
737 MAX, A320NEO, A330neo, A350, AirAsia, AirAsiaX, Airbus, Boeing, Bombardier, Embraer, LCC Evolution, LionAir
Part 1–Boeing 757: An analysis of facts and myths
Subscription required. By Bjorn Fehrm Part 1 of 3 Introduction The Boeing 757 was developed in the late 1970s as a replacement for Boeing’s popular 727 mid-range single aisle aircraft. Starting from the smaller 727, it ultimately grew… Read More
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Posted on October 15, 2014 by Bjorn Fehrm
Airbus, American Airlines, Boeing, CFM, Delta Air Lines, Pratt & Whitney, Premium, Rolls-Royce, US Airways
737 MAX, 737-9, 757, 757 Winglet, 757W, 777-300ER, A320NEO, A321NEO, Airbus, American Airlines, Boeing, CFM, Continental Airlines, Delta Air Lines, GTF, Pratt & Whitney, Rolls-Royce, United Airlines
New and Derivative Airplanes: Some good, some not: Part 2
Part 2 of two parts. With multiples and multiples of billions of dollars at stake to develop new airplanes, and the billions of dollars of cost overruns at risk, it’s understandable the Airbus and Boeing are shifting to… Read More
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Posted on October 7, 2014 by Scott Hamilton
Airbus, Boeing, Bombardier, Douglas Aircraft Co, McDonnell Douglas
737, 737 MAX, 777-8, 777LR, A340, A340-500, A340-600, Airbus, BAC-111, Boeing, Bombardier, British Aircraft Corp., Comet, CRJ, Dash 8, DC-8, DC-8 Super 60, deHavilland, E-Jet, E-Jet E2, Embraer
ISTAT Europe Conference in Istanbul: Boeing and Airbus slugging it out with some new twists
Airbus and Boeing squared off once again Monday, this time at the ISTAT Europe conference in Istanbul, once again pretty much over the entire product lines. Boeing’s VP Marketing Randy Tinseth began with two focal points, the 737… Read More
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Posted on September 22, 2014 by Bjorn Fehrm
Airbus, Boeing, CFM, Pratt & Whitney
737 MAX, 747-8, 777-300ER, 777-9, 777X, 787, A330, A330neo, A350, A380, Airbus, Boeing, CFM, GTF, John Leahy, Pratt & Whitney, Randy Tinseth
Focus on Bombardier after more executive changes
This report has been updated since it was issued to our E-subscribers last Monday to reflect our new estimate of the return to airborne status for the flight test program. Bombardier two weeks ago made more executive changes… Read More
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Posted on August 31, 2014 by Scott Hamilton
Airbus, Boeing, Bombardier, Embraer, Pratt & Whitney
737 MAX, 737-7, 787, A319, A320, A320NEO, A350, Airbus, Boeing, Bombardier, CRJ, CS100, CS300, CS300 ECS, E-Jet, Embraer, Q400
After-market support becoming key to winning engine orders
Maintenance and power-by-the-hour parts and support contracts are increasingly becoming the deciding factor in deciding which engines and which airplanes will be ordered—it’s no longer a matter of engine price or even operating costs, customers of Airbus and… Read More
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Posted on August 25, 2014 by Scott Hamilton
Airbus, American Airlines, Boeing, Bombardier, CFM, Comac, CSeries, Embraer, GE Aviation, Irkut, Mitsubishi, Pratt & Whitney, Rolls-Royce
737 MAX, 737NG, 747-400, 767, 777, 777-200LR, 777-300ER, 777X, 787, A320ceo, A320NEO, A330ceo, A330neo, Airbus, American Airlines, Boeing, Bombardier, C919, CF34, CFM, CFM 56, Comac, CSeries, E-Jet, E-Jet E2, Embraer, Frontier Airlines, GE Aviation, GECAS, GEnx, GTF, Irkut, LEAP, Lufthansa Airlines, MC-21, Mitsubishi, MRJ, Pratt & Whitney, Republic Airways Holdings, Rolls-Royce
Odds and Ends: Boeing discounting; A380 analysis; A320neo LEAP
Boeing discounting: Although Boeing alternately acknowledges it’s under price pressure from Airbus or it’s maintaining pricing on its aircraft, UBS aerospace analyst David Strauss concludes that discounting is increasing on the 737 and 777 but is somewhat better… Read More
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Posted on August 11, 2014 by Scott Hamilton
Airbus, Boeing, CFM
737 MAX, 737-700, 737-800, 737-900, 747-8, 777, 787, A320NEO, A330ceo, A330neo, A380, Airbus, Boeing, CFM, David Strauss, LEAP-1A, UBS
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