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Leeham News and Analysis
- Bjorn’s Corner: Airbus about Urban Air Mobility: Stop dreaming, Start making May 24, 2019
- Tariff threats, China certification issues slow A220 sales May 23, 2019
- A380 was success for Airbus, says new CEO May 22, 2019
- NMA is a briar patch, top Airbus salesman says May 21, 2019
- Airbus has the “rock” and “hard place” for Boeing NMA May 21, 2019
Top Airbus officials scoffed at Leahy’s 50% market share goal
John Leahy, the chief operating officer-customers for Airbus, will retire in January after 33 years with the company. LNC’s editor, Scott Hamilton, has known Leahy for most of this time. This is the second of a series of… Read More
Boeing has MOM sector “crisis,” says Leahy
June 5, 2017, © Leeham Co.: Boeing has a “crisis” in the Middle of the Market airplane sector, declared Airbus’ top salesman. Development of the 737 MAX 10, which is expected to be launched at the Paris Air… Read More
ISTAT Day 2: MOM business case remains a challenge
March 1, 2016, (c) Leeham Co.: The manufacturers and their customers remain unclear about the need and design of the so-called Middle of the Market aircraft, their representatives said at the ISTAT AGM today in Phoenix. The business… Read More
Pontifications: the A380, Airbus and Boeing
May 4, 2015, c. Leeham Co. Of all the things we write about, nothing stirs responses and readership than news–of any kind–about the Airbus A380. Last week I wrote about Malaysia Airlines putting a large number of its… Read More
World’s dud airliners: a poll of your choices
Dec. 29, 2014: Now’s your chance to vote on what you think are the world’s dud airliners. Here are the parameters: Post World War II. A commercial airliner that entered service–not a prototype or a concept or a… Read More
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