Airbus, Boeing, CFM, GE Aviation, Pratt & Whitney, Rolls-Royce
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Boeing 737 MAX 8 as a long and thin aircraft and how it fares in general versus Airbus A320neo.
Subscription required. By Bjorn Fehrm Introduction Over the last weeks we have looked at Boeing’s 757 replacement possibilities on its long and thin network niche, including a ground breaking launch interview for the A321neoLR with Airbus Head of… Read More
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Posted on November 9, 2014 by Bjorn Fehrm
Airbus, Airlines, Boeing, CFM, GE Aviation, Leeham Co., Leeham News and Comment, Pratt & Whitney, Premium, Rolls-Royce
737, 737 MAX, 737NG, A320, A320NEO, Airbus, Boeing, CFM, Pratt & Whitney, Rolls-Royce
MD-11’s final pax flights contains lessons for McBoeing as NSA targets 2030
Boeing’s CEO, Jim McNerney outlines his vision for the next New Small Airplane in this report from Reuters. We believe this will cement Airbus’ dominance in the single-aisle market for the next 15 years. A retrospective of the… Read More
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Posted on November 5, 2014 by Scott Hamilton
Airbus, Boeing
737 MAX, 737-7, 737-8, 737-9, 747-8, 787, A320NEO, A321neoLR, Airbus, Boeing, Dennis Muilenburg, Jim McNerney
Fundamentals of airliner performance, Part 1
By Bjorn Fehrm As part of our premium content we provide a briefer form of our airliner performance analysis than we provide to our consulting clients. As we present this material, we presume a lot of knowledge on… Read More
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Posted on November 4, 2014 by Bjorn Fehrm
Airbus, Airlines, Boeing, Leeham Co., Leeham News and Comment
737, 737 MAX, 777X, A320, A320NEO, Airbus, Boeing
Boeing considers single, twin aisle, co-development 757/767 style for next new airplane
Subscription required. Now open to all Readers. Introduction Boeing is looking at a number of scenarios for its New Airplane Study (NAS) that would replace the 757 and 737, have ranges from 4,000nm-5,000nm, and carry as few passengers… Read More
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Posted on November 2, 2014 by Scott Hamilton
Airbus, Boeing, CFM, GE Aviation, Pratt & Whitney, Rolls-Royce
737 MAX, 737-9, 757, 757-200, 757-300, 767, 787, A320NEO, A321NEO, A321neoLR, Airbus, BABC-PNW, BACB, Boeing, British American Business Council, CFM, GE Aviation, GE9X, GTF, Kourosh Hadi, LEAP, NAS, New Airplane Study, New Light Twin, New Single Aisle, NLT, NSA, Pratt & Whitney, Rolls-Royce, Ultra Fan
Republic Air once again raises doubts about CSeries order, on eve of BBD’s 3Q earnings call
Republic Airways Holdings, a launch customer for the Bombardier CSeries with 40 orders and 40 options for the CS300–the order that prompted Airbus to proceed with the A320neo program, which itself forced Boeing into the 737 MAX–once again… Read More
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Posted on October 30, 2014 by Scott Hamilton
Airbus, Boeing, Bombardier, CSeries
737 MAX, 787, A320NEO, A350, A380, Airbus, Boeing, Bombardier, Bryan Bedford, CS300, CSeries, Qatar Airways, Republic Airways, Republic Airways Holdings
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
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