June 18, 2015, c Leeham Co: With the industrial part of Paris Air Show over (the public portion continues through the weekend), one can start to summarize impressions. I have over the years participated in around 10… Read More
Posted on June 18, 2015 by Bjorn Fehrm
Jet Airways is disposing of all 10 Boeing 777-300ERs (five of which are already leased out) and Kenya Airways is disposing of three 777-300ERs, according to published reports from the regions. The Jet aircraft are 2007 and newer;… Read More
Posted on May 11, 2015 by Scott Hamilton
Subscription Required. Introduction May 3, 2015, c. Leeham Co. The Paris Air Show is June 15-19 for the trade/industrial portion. Beginning this week, Leeham News and Comment will provide our Market Assessment and insight about what to expect…. Read More
Posted on May 3, 2015 by Scott Hamilton
Airbus, Boeing, Bombardier, Embraer, Emirates Airlines, Engine Alliance, Farnborough Air Show, GE Aviation, Irkut, Mitsubishi, Paris Air Show, Pratt & Whitney, Premium, Rolls-Royce
737, 757, 787-10, 787-9, A320NEO, A321LR, A330ceo, A330neo, A350, A380, Airbus, Boeing, Bombardier, Comac, Embraer, Farnborough Air Show, Irkut, Mitsubishi, Paris Air Show
April 28, 2015: Airbus is celebrating 10 years of its A380 super jumbo. Just about everybody else is taking pot shots at it. There’s little doubt the airplane is a masterful achievement. But production miscues delayed the airplane… Read More
Posted on April 28, 2015 by Scott Hamilton
April 27, 2015: c. Leeham Co. With the announcement on the 1Q2015 earnings call that American Airlines is deferring Boeing 787s, I received an inquiry from a media person: what is it with the 787 that “everyone” is… Read More
Posted on April 27, 2015 by Scott Hamilton
April 23, 2015: United Airlines announced its 1Q2015 earnings today (which will eventually be posted with commentary on SkyWriterAviation.aero). What caught our eye in the press release was the following. United will: Complete the removal of more than… Read More
Posted on April 23, 2015 by Scott Hamilton
Dec. 3, 2014: Boeing remains “confident” it will be able to bridge the 777 Classic production line at current rates to the introduction of the 777X in 2020, including some “feathering” of the two airplanes. Boeing president and… Read More
Posted on December 3, 2014 by Scott Hamilton
Airbus has won the hotly-contested competition for 50 wide-body airplanes, two sources tell Leeham News and Comment. Airbus will sell Delta 25 A350-900s and 25 A330-900s, our sources say. Rolls-Royce is the sole-source engine supplier. Boeing hoped to… Read More
Posted on November 19, 2014 by Scott Hamilton
Delta Air Lines wants to double the number of its gates at Seattle, potentially allowing more than 300 flights a day, Bloomberg News reports. The story appeared just weeks before Delta will make its decision whether to order… Read More
Posted on November 17, 2014 by Scott Hamilton
The announcement last week that AirBerlin canceled orders for 15 Boeing 787s gives Boeing an unexpected, big advantage in the contest for a big wide-body order from Delta Air Lines–depending on when Delta wants the airplanes. The competition… Read More
Posted on September 29, 2014 by Scott Hamilton