Howmet: Supplier still cautious about rate increases at Airbus, Boeing

Subscription required By Bryan Corliss March 3, 2023 © Leeham News – Executives at Howmet Aerospace – who got burned in 2022 when expected production rate increases at aircraft OEMs didn’t materialize – said Tuesday they’re still taking… Read More

Pontifications: Airbus grows in China while Boeing remains on the sidelines

April 11, 2023, © Leeham News: Airbus last week firmed up an order for 150 A320neos and 10 A350-900s with China. The deal was announced last year. Additionally, Airbus and the Chinese government agreed to add to the… Read More

MCAS, The Aircraft Certification Act and the unintended consequences of Congressional Intervention

 Third in a Series Subscription Required By the Leeham News team Boeing whistle blower Ed Pierson testified about issues surrounding the 737 MAX following the two crashes that killed 346 people. New York Times photo. April 10, 2023,… Read More

Examining the FAA’s Organization Designation Authority (ODA)

Part 2 of a Series Subscription Required By the Leeham News Team April 3, 2023, © Leeham News: Organization Designation Authorization (ODA) has been a critical relationship between Boeing and the Federal Aviation Administration. In the wake of… Read More

MCAS, The Aircraft Certification Act and the unintended consequences of Congressional Intervention

First in a Series of Articles  Subscription Required  By the Leeham News team March 30, 2023, © Leeham News: Boeing is suffering delays getting the 737-7, 737-10, and 777X certifications completed. Airbus delayed the certification of the A321XLR… Read More

Pontifications: Complacency, arrogance aren’t a Boeing exclusive

March 21, 2023, © Leeham News: Airbus is resting on its laurels while Boeing struggles to recover from one crisis after another since the March 2019 grounding of the global 737 MAX fleet. Multiple sources tell me that… Read More

Regulatory filings spell out key 2023 challenges for Boeing, Airbus

Subscription required By Bryan Corliss March 20, 2023, © Leeham News – In a filing with federal regulators, The Boeing Co. acknowledges it struggled to stabilize 737 MAX production rates at 31 a month last year. However, the… Read More

Pontifications: 30-40 MAXes potentially delayed by software issue: Jefferies

March 7, 2023, © Leeham News: About 30-40 Boeing 737 MAXes potentially will be delivery-delayed by the Option Section Software reconfiguration issue, the investment bank Jefferies Co. reported yesterday. Jefferies followed up on our report published Monday by… Read More

New software issue delays some 737 MAX deliveries/Update

By Scott Hamilton and Laura Mueller  Update, March 9, 2023: Some readers have interpreted this story as reporting that new deliveries directly from Boeing are being delayed. The wording is somewhat ambiguous. To clarify, airplanes purchased by lessors–who… Read More

HOTR: China’s desire for aerospace self-sufficiency threatens Airbus, Boeing

By the Leeham News Team China’s goal for C919 China’s state-run aviation industry is working toward self-sufficiency because of sanctions. But it is these same sanctions that will make it difficult to achieve. Beijing wants to shift to… Read More