Should manufacturers be counting options and letters of intent toward program certainty? We’ve always thought this was pretty cheeky, but in reality there is a reasonable foundation and history for doing so. Years ago Boeing regularly ridiculed Airbus… Read More
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Airbus A330-800 and -900neo, first analysis
Airbus cleared the air about the A330neo, which we concluded was a must last December, and made the 2014 Farnborough Airshow go off to an exciting start. A lot has been speculated about the A330neo, and in the… Read More
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Posted on July 14, 2014 by Bjorn Fehrm
Airbus, Airlines, Boeing, EADS, Farnborough Air Show, Leeham News and Comment, Rolls-Royce, Uncategorized
777X, 787, A330, A330neo, A350, Airbus, Boeing, Rolls-Royce
Airbus, Boeing plan for production gap of A330, 777 with near-term availability claims
On the eve of the Farnborough Air Show, the aviation industry is watching to see whether Airbus will launch the A330neo program. Officials recently tried to tamp down expectations that a program launch will occur at the FAS,… Read More
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Posted on July 13, 2014 by Scott Hamilton
Airbus, Boeing
777, 777X, 787, A330, A330neo, A350, Airbus, Boeing, Randy Tinseth
Comparing the A330 and 777 Classic backlogs
Airbus has a major image problem with its A330 backlog: the aviation industry looks at the backlog and sees “two years worth of production,” assuming on its face that after 2016, there are no orders. Therefore the program… Read More
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Posted on July 9, 2014 by Scott Hamilton
Airbus, Boeing
7777, 777X, A330, Airbus, Boeing
Odds and Ends: A330neo more likely; Boeing cockpit commonality; Monarch Airlines
A330neo more likely: The Financial Times of London has a long interview (including a five minute video) with Airbus Commercial CEO Fabrice Bregier (free registration required) in which he says the launch of the A330neo is becoming more… Read More
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Posted on July 8, 2014 by Scott Hamilton
Airbus, Boeing, Bombardier, CSeries
737 MAX, 777, 777X, 787, A330neo, Airbus, Boeing, Bombardier, CSeries, Fabrice Bregier, Farnborough Air Show, Monarch Airlines
Boeing should “dual source” 737 fuselage work–right here in Puget Sound
Boeing’s 737 line suffered a second disruption when a train carrying fuselages from Spirit AeroSystems derailed in Montana, sending three of six down an embankment and into a river. Source: PBS. The disruption may be short-lived, but nonetheless… Read More
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Posted on July 5, 2014 by Scott Hamilton
Boeing
737, 747-7, 777, 777X, Boeing, Spirit Aerosystems
Boeing’s production gap challenge for the 777 Classic
Wall Street aerospace analysts are becoming increasingly concerned that Boeing will fall short of its goal to maintain 777 production rates at the current 8.3/mo through the introduction of the 777X, planned for entry-into-service in 2020. One analyst… Read More
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Posted on July 2, 2014 by Scott Hamilton
Boeing
747-8F, 777, 777 Classic, 777-300ER, 777X, Boeing, Randy Tinseth
Challenge 777X tax breaks, “correct” US ExIm Bank Boeing funding, says Airbus CEO
Challenge Boeing 777X tax breaks and adjust the US ExIm Bank rules. This is the view of Airbus CEO Fabrice Bregier. We had the opportunity for what amounted to a one-on-one, on-the-record discussion with Bregier during the Airbus… Read More
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Posted on June 23, 2014 by Scott Hamilton
Airbus, Boeing
777X, Airbus, Airbus Innovation Days, Boeing, Fabrice Bregier, Jay Inslee
Counting options, Letters of Intent
Should manufacturers be counting options and letters of intent toward program certainty? We’ve always thought this was pretty cheeky, but in reality there is a reasonable foundation and history for doing so. Years ago Boeing regularly ridiculed Airbus… Read More
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Posted on June 9, 2014 by Scott Hamilton
air force tanker, Airbus, Boeing, Bombardier, CSeries
737 MAX, 777 Classic, 777X, A320NEO, A330 Classic, A330-200, A330-200F, A330-300, A330neo, A350, air force tanker, Airbus, Boeing, Bombardier, CSeries, KC-45, KC-46A, Odyssey Airlines, Porter Airlines, Republic Airways Holdings
777 production rate cut likely: Wells Fargo
Sam Pearlstein, the aerospace analyst at Wells Fargo, predicted a production rate cut today in a research note for the Boeing 777. An announcement could come as early as this year, he writes. Pearlstein, one of our favorite… Read More
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Posted on May 30, 2014 by Scott Hamilton
Airbus, Boeing
777 Classic, 777X, A350-1000, Airbus, Boeing, Jim McNerney, Sam Pearlstein, Wells Fargo
Odds and Ends: Quote of the Day; A380 vs 777X; 757NG; CSeries
Quote of the Day: We have our favorite in this story. We presume our Readers won’t have any trouble figuring this out. And the prospect of announcing the Airbus A330neo at the ILA Berlin Air Show is clearly… Read More
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Posted on May 20, 2014 by Scott Hamilton
Airbus, Boeing, Bombardier, CSeries
757NG, 777X, A330neo, A380, Airbus, Boeing, Bombardier, CSeries, Delta Air Lines
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