Subscription Required Introduction An enthusiast’s concept of the Boeing 797. Image via Google. April 24, 2017, © Leeham Co.: Boeing faces growing challenges this year as airplane sales slow, production of the 777 Classic declines, its new Global… Read More
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7M7 is key to Boeing’s future
Subscription Required Introduction An enthusiast’s concept of the Boeing 797. Image via Google. April 24, 2017, © Leeham Co.: Boeing faces growing challenges this year as airplane sales slow, production of the 777 Classic declines, its new Global… Read More
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Posted on April 24, 2017 by Scott Hamilton
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737-10, 737-9, 747-8, 787, 787-8, 787-9, 7M7, A321LR, A321NEO, A330-200, A330-800, A380, A400M, Airbus, Boeing
Pontifications: Five-year slump in wide-body demand seen, says lessor
This is Part 1 of a series looking at wide-body aircraft demand. April 24, 2017, © Leeham Co.: We’re in a five-year slump for wide-body aircraft orders, say veteran executives of a new leasing company. This means airlines… Read More
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Posted on April 24, 2017 by Scott Hamilton
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737-8, 767, 777 Classic, 777X, 787, A321NEO, A330, A330neo, A350, A380, Airbus, Avi8, Boeing, Ed Wegel, Ray Sisson
Could an NMA be made good enough, Part 4?
By Bjorn Fehrm Subscription Required Introduction April 13, 2017, © Leeham Co.: Last week we finished the sizing of the fuselage for an NMA design. Now we continue with the wing. We go through the key parameters that… Read More
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Posted on April 13, 2017 by Bjorn Fehrm
Airbus, Boeing, Middle of the Market, MOM, Premium
737, 767-200, 767-300, 787, A320, A330, A350, Airbus, Boeing, MOM, NMA
Pontifications: 787 production rate remains a question
April 10, 2017, © Leeham Co.: Boeing’s first quarter earnings call is scheduled for April 26, two weeks and two days from today. Officials said on the January earnings call, for year-end 2016, that they will decide this… Read More
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Posted on April 10, 2017 by Scott Hamilton
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787, A330-900, A330neo, A350, Airbus, Boeing, Dennis Muilenburg
Middle Eastern airline turmoil hits Boeing
Subscription Required Introduction April 10, 2017, © Leeham Co.: Tim Clark of Emirates Airline said the new breed of long-haul, low cost carriers are hurting EK’s load factors and yields. Etihad Airlines’ business strategy of taking financial stakes… Read More
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Posted on April 10, 2017 by Scott Hamilton
Airbus, Airlines, Boeing, Emirates Airlines, Etihad Airways, Premium, Qatar Airways
777 Classic, 777X, 787, Airbus, airlines, Boeing, Emirates Airline, Etihad Airways, Jim Hogan, Qatar Airways, Tim Clark
Could an NMA be made good enough, Part 2?
By Bjorn Fehrm Subscription Required Introduction April 3, 2017, © Leeham Co.: In the first part of our investigation on how good an NMA can be, we explored low weight and drag fuselage design. We will now continue… Read More
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Posted on April 3, 2017 by Bjorn Fehrm
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Is there an NMA gap?
By Bjorn Fehrm March 21, 2017, ©. Leeham Co: The NMA (New Mid-range Aircraft), or, as it’s called more and more, the Boeing 797, is hot. The potential buyers at the recent ISTAT meeting in San Diego urged Boeing… Read More
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Posted on March 21, 2017 by Bjorn Fehrm
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737 MAX, 787, 797, A321NEO, Airbus, Boeing, CFM, MOM, NMA, Pratt & Whitney, Rolls-Royce
Major fleet decisions may not be positive for Airbus, Boeing
Pontifications is off this week. Subscription Required Introduction March 20, 2017, © Leeham Co.: There are some major fleet decisions that will probably come down the pike this year at American, Delta and United airlines. Not all of… Read More
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Posted on March 20, 2017 by Scott Hamilton
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747-400, 767-300ER, 777 Classic, 777-300ER, 777X, 787, A321, A321NEO, A330-900, A330neo, A350-1000, A350-900, A380, Airbus, American Airlines, Boeing, Brexit, Continental Airlines, Delta Air Lines, Emirates Airline, Etihad Airways, President Donald Trump, Qatar Airways, Tim Clark, United Airlines, US Airways
Spirit AeroSystems, the world’s largest aerostructures company
A feature report. By Bjorn Fehrm March 15, 2017, ©. Leeham Co: Spirit AeroSystems is the world’s largest aerostructures supplier, with main facilities in Wichita (KS). I visited Wichita early March and was given a guided tour of the… Read More
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Posted on March 15, 2017 by Bjorn Fehrm
Airbus, Boeing, Boeing KC-X tanker, Bombardier, CSeries, Mitsubishi, Spirit Aerosystems
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New Airbus-Japan venture aims for new aircraft
March 14, 2017, © Leeham Co.: A new partnership, still in the Memorandum of Cooperation stage, between France and Japan aims to expand a relationship that could lead to joint development of advanced aircraft for Airbus. The MOC… Read More
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Posted on March 14, 2017 by Scott Hamilton
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