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Leeham News and Analysis
- JATR study “damning” to Boeing, FAA, New York Times says October 11, 2019
- Bjorn’s Corner: Fly by steel or electrical wire, Part 12 October 11, 2019
- Embraer’s E195-E2 or Airbus A220-300 under 150 seats? Part 4 October 10, 2019
- Europe’s Regional airlines meet in Antibes, Cotes d’Azur. October 9, 2019
- Boeing’s 737 in another pickle, Part 2 October 8, 2019
Bjorn’s Corner: Kjos departure signals changes at Norwegian
July 12, 2019, ©. Leeham News: Norwegian Air Shuttles’ (Norwegian) founder and CEO for 17 years, Bjorn Kjos stepped down yesterday. Over the last year the CFO, Board chairman and now the CEO have changed. This signals a… Read More
A380 end opens opportunity for A350-2000
Subscription Required Introduction Feb. 18, 2019 © Leeham News: Airbus’ decision to end the A380 program clears the path, if chosen, for a plane that was studied three or four years ago: the stretch of the A350-1000 to… Read More
Boeing’s 777X analyzed, Part 3
By Bjorn Fehrm Subscription Required Introduction February 07, 2019, © Leeham News: In our analysis series about the 777X, we have now come to the smaller member of the 777X, the 777-8. It’s what’s called a “cut and… Read More
Boeing’s 777X analyzed, Part 2
By Bjorn Fehrm Subscription Required Introduction January 30, 2019, © Leeham News: We started an analysis of the Boeing 777X last week as its rollout and first flight should happen this spring/summer. In the Figure below, the first… Read More
Boeing’s 777X analyzed
By Bjorn Fehrm Subscription Required Introduction January 24, 2019, © Leeham News: Boeing will roll out the first 777X flight test aircraft mid-spring. The first aircraft, the static test airframe, was rolled out in September. Flight-testing should start… Read More
What costs dominate an airliner’s operation? Part 4
By Bjorn Fehrm Subscription Required Introduction September 27, 2018, © Leeham News.: Over the last week’s we have looked at the costs for a typical Mainline and LCC airline operating in the US, Europe and Asian markets. The… Read More
What costs dominate an airliner’s operation? Part 3
By Bjorn Fehrm Subscription Required Introduction September 13, 2018, © Leeham News.: Last week we looking at the costs for a typical Mainline airline in our series about the airliner cost equation. We discussed the operating costs of… Read More
What costs dominate an airliner’s operation? Part 2
By Bjorn Fehrm Subscription Required Introduction September 13, 2018, © Leeham News.: Last week we began an article series looking at the cost equation for an airliner. We discussed the different costs and how these would be affected… Read More