Leeham News and Analysis
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Irkut MC-21, first analysis
By Bjorn Fehrm Subscription required. Introduction Feb. 08, 2016, © Leeham Co: We recently covered China’s COMAC C919 and now the time has come to the other new narrow body aircraft from the old Communist bloc, the Russian MC-21…. Read More
Bjorn’s Corner: Efficient systems
05 February 2016, © Leeham Co: In recent Corners, we looked into technologies which have made the new breed of airliners more efficient. We’ve talked about how new engines can raise efficiency by about 15% and how… Read More
Can the 787 pay its debts?
By Bjorn Fehrm Subscription required. Introduction 04 February, 2015, © Leeham Co: Boeing has presented its results for the last quarter of 2015. It was a quarter for Boeing with solid performance in revenue ($96.1bn) and in cash generation… Read More
The MAX flies ahead of time
By Bjorn Fehrm 2 February 2016, ©. Leeham Co: The Boeing 737 MAX flew for the first time Friday. On Saturday it was in the air again. Boeing has communicated they will deliver the first aircraft to Southwest next… Read More
Boeing Outlook: 777 rate cut, 737 hike (Update 2)
Due to technical problems with the webcast, Boeing ended the earnings call this morning before Q&A and rescheduled at 1pm EST. The original, short post is updated with the re-do of the earnings call. The PDF slide show… Read More
Boeing 777 Classic production gap closing
See Scott Hamilton’s new Forbes on-line column, It’s time for hard questions for Boeing. Subscription Required Introduction Jan. 26, 2016, © Leeham Co. Boeing needs to sell more than 200 777 Classics, all with delivery dates through 2021,… Read More
Minuscule demand for Boeing 747-8F
See Scott Hamilton’s new column for Forbes on-line, It’s time for hard questions for Boeing. Subscription Required Introduction One of Boeing’s white tail 747-8Fs. This, and another that has been stored, was painted in the livery of the… Read More