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- Start-up hybrid plane OEM MAEVE teams with MHIRJ for sales, more December 5, 2024
- Production increase delays hurt Airbus costs December 2, 2024
- Books to consider for Christmas November 29, 2024
- Slow, methodical process to restore Boeing’s trust, efficiencies November 28, 2024
- Engineering, Innovation is our DNA: Embraer November 25, 2024
Pontifications: Boeing needs massive reset, and not just with labor
Subscription Required Now open to all readers. CEO Kelly Ortberg’s “reset” plan is long overdue. But Boeing needs to do better for the IAM members, and the members need to give up on the defined pension plan. Oct…. Read More
Boeing 3Q deliveries up despite strike
By Scott Hamilton Oct. 8, 2024, © Leeham News: Third quarter deliveries by Boeing were up slightly despite a strike the last two weeks of the quarter by its machinists union. Boeing deliveries 92 737s during the quarter,… Read More
Boeing Financial Analysis – Inventory Q1 2024
Subscription Required By the Leeham News team April 29, 2024, © Leeham News: The Boeing Co (BA) released its financial results on April 24 for the first quarter of this year. BA relies heavily on Program Accounting to… Read More
Boeing unlikely to meet FAA’s 90-day deadline for new safety program
By Scott Hamilton April 18, 2024, © Leeham News: Boeing appears unlikely to meet a 90-day deadline to submit a comprehensive plan to address safety concerns, insiders tell LNA. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on Feb. 28 gave… Read More
Boeing defends 787, 777 against whistleblower charges
By Scott Hamilton April 17, 2024, © Leeham News: A whistleblower appeared before the US Senate today recommending that the entire fleet of Boeing 787s be grounded until inspections can be performed to assure safety. The whistleblower, Sam… Read More
A deep dive into the twin-aisle market
Subscription Required By Vincent Valery Introduction Feb. 20, 2023, © Leeham News: Last month, LNA analyzed the single-aisle market order opportunities for Airbus, Boeing, COMAC, Embraer, and UAC. We now focus on the twin-aisle duopoly of Airbus and… Read More
Boeing to add 4th 737 FAL at underutilized Everett plant
Subscription Required By Scott Hamilton Jan. 30, 2023, © Leeham News: Boeing will establish a fourth final assembly line (FAL) for the 737 in the vast Everett (WA) assembly plant in 2024. The company announced the move internally… Read More
Hexcel reports increased demand for aerospace composites as industry rebounds
By Bryan Corliss Jan. 27, 2023, © Leeham News: Composites materials supplier Hexcel Corp. reported that its fourth-quarter sales were up 29% over the same period last year, driven by increased demand from all across the aerospace industry…. Read More
The A350 enhancements, Part 1
Subscription Required By Vincent Valery Introduction Oct. 24, 2022, © Leeham News: Last month, Airbus announced that it started delivering A350s with a New Production Standard (NPS) with Iberia. The upgrades include weight savings, a maximum takeoff weight… Read More
Assessing future twin-aisle production rates
Subscription Required By Vincent Valery Introduction July 18, 2022, © Leeham News: There were 98 twin-aisle passenger aircraft deliveries in 2021, the lowest number since 1987 (90). The 2021 tally was down 73% compared to the peak of… Read More
