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Leeham News and Analysis
- Hopes for 1Q financial progress turns into bumpy ride for Boeing April 21, 2025
- Bjorn’s Corner: Air Transport’s route to 2050. Part 18. April 18, 2025
- Natilus: Composite BWB, entry-into-service by 2029, 570 on order April 17, 2025
- China bans Boeing, US parts imports in tariff war April 15, 2025
- Boeing welcomes COMAC competition as Asia-Pacific demand soars April 15, 2025
Boeing’s clarity provided at BCC meeting
Update, May 11: UBS had Boeing’s Mike Bair, the head of the 737 future program, for presentations yesterday and issued its report. Much of the UBS report is similar to the Credit Suisse and Buckingham information captured below;… Read More
Boeing’s message changes on 737NG v A320neo
Here’s an article we did on changing messaging at Boeing about the 737 and the A320neo. Date: 11/04/2011 10:07 Source: Commercial Aviation Online Location: Seattle By: Scott Hamilton Boeing’s messaging on the 737 against the Airbus A320neo has… Read More
Southwest fatigue failure likely to have little effect on 737 values
Here’s an article on values we did for Commercial Aviation Online: Date: 11/04/2011 08:04 Source: Commercial Aviation Online Location: Seattle By: Scott Hamilton The in-flight fuselage rupture caused by metal fatigue is, in the end, likely to have… Read More
Boeing sees long life for 737
Update, March 11: Dominic Gates of The Seattle Times has an excellent article about the new Boeing airplane and its production site. Original Post: In a short article we did for Aviation Technology magazine, Boeing sees a long… Read More
1,000 A320neos, 737 replacement at Paris Air Show
Update, Jan. 28: Think again, Heidi, Airbus says. The company said no way. See this story. Original Post: Heidi Wood at Morgan Stanley predicts Airbus may have 1,000 orders by the Paris Air Show and that Boeing will… Read More
Odds and ends: More Airbus NEO orders soon, engine selections shortly; tanker slips again
Odds and ends: More Airbus NEO orders are likely within the next few weeks, including from the US and Asia; Indigo is expected to make its engine selection for its A320neo within the next month or so, and… Read More
Production boosts at Boeing: more to come for 737
Boeing’s announcement today that it will boost production of the 777 from the previously announced 7/mo to 8.3/mo (100 a year) is good news for Boeing, its customers, the supply chain and (to be parochial about it) Washington… Read More