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Leeham News and Comment
- Automation reduces foreign advantages over US November 19, 2018
- Pontifications: A fresh look at the world’s worst aviation accident November 19, 2018
- Bjorn’s Corner: Supersonic transport revival, Part 15. Wrap-up. November 16, 2018
- How useful is an NMA, Part 6 November 15, 2018
- Boeing’s automatic trim for the 737 MAX was not disclosed to the Pilots November 14, 2018
737-based Wedgetail to be assembled in UK, Defence official says
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Pontifications: Pilots train for instrumentation mismatches
Nov. 5, 2018, © Leeham News: It was a week ago that Lion Air JT 610 crashed into the sea, just 13 minutes after takeoff. The crash was the first involving the Boeing 737 MAX (in this case,… Read More
Boeing’s transition in supply chain management aims to save hundreds of millions of dollars
Subscription Required Now open to all readers. Introduction Oct. 8, 2018, © Leeham News: As Boeing moves toward more automation, digital twins and 3D printing to streamline manufacturing and reduce costs, behind the scenes another major initiative has… Read More
Huge surge of A320 orders greatly exceed near-, mid-term A320 retirements
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Unfinished 737s have peaked, Boeing tells analysts
Sept. 6, 2018, © Leeham News: Boeing officials say the parked inventory of 737s has peaked at around 50 aircraft and should come down slowly as traveled work is performed. Officials made the comments yesterday at its annual… Read More
Boeing confident of 737 recovery by year-end; some analysts express doubt
Sept. 6, 2018, © Leeham News: As incomplete Boeing 737s fill the ramps, taxiways and other available space at Renton Airport and Boeing Field, company officials sought to assure aerospace analysts there is a recovery plan that will… Read More
One Boeing, lessons learned from P-8, KC-767 find their way in KC-46A
Part 1. Part 2 will appear July 5. July 3, 2018, © Leeham News: Boeing’s development of the KC-46A aerial refueling tanker for the US Air Force is behind schedule and over budget, but production is underway and… Read More