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Leeham News and Analysis
- WTO clears US for $10bn in tariffs in Airbus subsidy case September 14, 2019
- Look to 2013 787 grounding to see how Boeing will return MAX to service September 13, 2019
- Airbus touts Airspace, Internet of Things at APEX convention September 13, 2019
- Bjorn’s Corner: Fly by steel or electrical wire, Part 8 September 13, 2019
- Embraer delivers first E195-E2, expects E175-E2 entry into service 2021. September 12, 2019
Bjorn’s Corner: Fly by steel or electrical wire, Part 2
July 25, 2019, ©. Leeham News: In our series about classical flight controls (“fly by steel wire”) and Fly-By-Wire (FBW or “fly by electrical wire”) this week we cover the difference in system infrastructure the two controls methods… Read More
Commentary: Boeing’s Tylenol moment and the need for radical transparency
By Judson Rollins March 13, 2019, © Leeham News: The traveling public’s faith in Boeing – and that of regulators in dozens of countries – has clearly taken a beating. The 737 MAX has now been grounded or… Read More
Collins contract vote keeps 737 landing gear on track
By Bryan Corliss March 11, 2019 (c) Leeham News: Workers at the Collins Aerospace landing gear plant in Everett, WA, have approved their first union contract with the company. Both sides can come away feeling OK with how… Read More
Bjorn’s Corner: Yaw stability, Part 2
March 01, 2019, ©. Leeham News: We now continue our discussion of the yaw stability of an airliner. Last week we defined the basic conditions of yaw stability. The aerodynamic side force from an angled airflow stemming from… Read More
Countdown to Boeing’s decision on NMA, Part 2
Subscription Required Now open to all readers. Introduction Jan. 7, 2019, © Leeham News: As the airline, lessor and aerospace industries await Boeing’s decision whether to launch its New Midrange Airplane (NMA, aka 797), as of last month… Read More
Pontifications: Countdown to decision on Boeing’s NMA, Part 1
Jan. 14, 2019, © Leeham Co.: Two thousand nineteen begins with increasing focus on whether Boeing is going to launch the New Midmarket Aircraft (NMA, aka 797). Signs all point to a program launch, perhaps at the Paris… Read More
2019 Outlook: COMAC’s slow but steady progress
Subscription Required Introduction Jan. 4, 2019, © Leeham News: This is not the year where China’s COMAC will have break-out progress for the C919, its challenge to the Airbus A320 and Boeing 737. Flight testing is slow and… Read More