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Leeham News and Analysis
- Bjorn’s Corner: The challenges of airliner development. Part 26. Maintenance planning October 22, 2021
- Single or twin Aisle for cargo rich routes? October 21, 2021
- Pontifications: Embraer’s strategy for the TPNG October 18, 2021
- Air freight demand explosion: a long-term trend? October 18, 2021
- Bjorn’s Corner: The challenges of airliner development. Part 25. Safety monitoring and reporting October 15, 2021
Enhancing the Dreamliner, Part 8: Wrap Up
Subscription Required By Bjorn Ferhm and Vincent Valery Introduction Nov. 26, 2020, © Leeham News: After analyzing the three members of the Dreamliner family on several routes out of San Francisco to Asian destinations, we conclude the series… Read More
Enhancing the Dreamliner, Part 7: The optimum range for the 787-10
Subscription Required By Bjorn Fehrm Introduction November 19, 2020, © Leeham News: Last week, we compared the economics of the 787-10 to the 787-9 on the San Francisco to Sydney route. We could see this 6,500nm route does… Read More
Enhancing the Dreamliner, Part 6: The 787-10 analyzed
Subscription Required By Bjorn Fehrm Introduction November 12, 2020, © Leeham News: We look deeper at the 787-10, the stretched Dreamliner. The 787-10 was conceived as a “cut and stretch” of the 787-9, leaving as many parts untouched… Read More
Boeing 787 SC plant has room to increase production in current building: Exclusive Leeham News Analysis
Subscription Required By the Leeham News Team Introduction Nov. 2, 2020, © Leeham News: When Boeing announced consolidation of the 787 Program in Charleston, Washington State and local officials—as well as thousands of employees—hoped that if production rates… Read More
Pontifications: Boeing works on green aviation initiatives
Oct. 5, 2020, © Leeham News: Even as Boeing works its way through the final days of the 737 MAX grounding and how to survive the COVID-19 crisis, it’s working on greener aviation. LNA already reported how Boeing… Read More
Boeing seeks to cut production costs of 787-8 to boost sales
By Scott Hamilton Sept. 2, 2020, © Leeham News: Boeing is considering production changes to the slow-selling 787-8 to lower costs and boost sales. The effort comes at a time when global passenger traffic is at record lows… Read More
HOTR: Second hand 787-8 market to be tested
By the Leeham News Staff July 10, 2020, (c) 2020, Leeham News: A few months ago, Qantas announced that it intended to sell three Jetstar-operated Boeing 787-8s that would become surplus once the airline received its first A321-LRs…. Read More
Better to bring capacity back with a 777-9 or 787-10 if we fly 777-300ER today?
By Bjorn Fehrm Subscription Required Introduction May 21, 2020, © Leeham News: We looked at the economics of extending the lease of a Boeing 777-300ER or taking an ordered 777-9 here. If traffic post-COVID-19 on the routes we… Read More
Better to bring capacity back with a 787-10 or 777-300ER
Subscription Required By Vincent Valery Introduction May 14, 2020, © Leeham News: Last week, we compared the economics of the Boeing 777-300ER and 777-9 on the world’s busiest intercontinental route. The older aircraft proved a viable alternative, thanks… Read More
To what level can Boeing’s remaining cash cow, the 787, pay the company bills?
By Bjorn Fehrm Subscription Required Introduction January 9, 2020, © Leeham News: What a difference a decade made. In January 2010, the Boeing 787 Dreamliner had just made its much delayed first flight and its crisis was at… Read More