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Leeham News and Analysis
- China bans Boeing, US parts imports in tariff war April 15, 2025
- Boeing welcomes COMAC competition as Asia-Pacific demand soars April 15, 2025
- How good is the C929? April 14, 2025
- Bjorn’s Corner: Air Transport’s route to 2050. Part 17. April 11, 2025
- Uncertainty plagues airline, aerospace, lessor industries over tariffs April 10, 2025
The A350, Part 10 Project Sunrise Intro
Subscription Required By Vincent Valery Introduction Mar. 18, 2021, © Leeham News: After assessing the performance of the A350-1000 against the 777-300ER on a trans-Pacific route, we turn our attention to a dedicated A350 variant developed for Qantas’… Read More
The A350, Part 6 A350-900ULR Intro
Subscription Required By Vincent Valery Introduction Feb. 18, 2021, © Leeham News: After comparing the Airbus A350-900 and the Boeing 777-200ER on a long haul route, we turn our attention to the A350-900 Ultra Long Range variant. Summary… Read More
The A350, Part 3: The A350-800 versus A330-900
Subscription Required By Bjorn Fehrm Introduction January 28, 2020, © Leeham News: Last week, we analyzed the smallest member of the Airbus A350 family, the A350-800. After Airbus changed the variant to a non-optimal “cut and shut” variant,… Read More
The A350, Part 2: Analyzing the A350-800
Subscription Required By Bjorn Fehrm Introduction January 21, 2020, © Leeham News: Before the holidays, we started a series to look into Airbus’ A350 family. We analyzed the development program and how the variants have sold. Initially, the… Read More
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
Enhancing the Dreamliner, Part 4: the 787-9 analyzed.
Subscription Required By Bjorn Fehrm Introduction October 29, 2020, © Leeham News: We look deeper at the 787-9, the most successful member of the Dreamliner family. It’s 50 seats larger than the 787-8 but shares the same wing… Read More
Enhancing the Dreamliner, Part 3: 787-9
Subscription Required By Vincent Valery Introduction Oct. 22, 2020, © Leeham News: After analyzing the 787-8, we now turn our attention to the following Dreamliner variant that entered into service, the -9. Summary Lessons learned from 787-8 mishaps;… Read More
Enhancing the Dreamliner, Part 2: The 787-8 analyzed
Subscription Required By Bjorn Fehrm Introduction October 15, 2020, © Leeham News: We look deeper at the 787-8, the smallest member of the Dreamliner family. After selling well initially, it has fallen out of favor with the airlines…. Read More