Leeham News and Analysis
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Odds and Ends: SuperJet 100; cell phones on airplanes; 787 real-time monitoring; Crikey
SuperJet 100: This airplane, which is basically the old Dornier 728 jet design, was supposed to be Russia’s leap to western standards. It hasn’t worked out that way, according to this article. Cell Phones on Airplanes: There continues… Read More
Right-to-Work, Creepy and Right-to-Worse in Washington State
No column we’ve written has gotten more attention outside the blogosphere than the one in which we concluded that if Washington State is to truly become competitive with the South, it needs to become a Right-to-Work state. Gov…. Read More
Odds and Ends: 787 Developments on ELT, Production; Frontier as a ULCC
787 Developments: There have been a flurry of developments late Friday on the Boeing 787. First, it emerged that Boeing’s Charleston plant will not reach a production target of three per month by the end of this year… Read More
Odds and Ends: Fixing Ethiopian’s 787; Pricing the 777X; Indigo and Frontier Air
Fixing Ethiopian’s 787: The New York Times has a good article on the challenges of fixing Ethiopian Airlines’ Boeing 787. Pricing the 777X: The Wall Street Journal has an article about Boeing’s challenge of pricing the 777X. It’s… Read More
ELT was under own power at time of Ethiopian 787 incident
Here is some more information on the Honeywell Electronic Locator Transmitter and the installation/operation on the Boeing 787. We asked Boeing about the prospect of interface between the ELT and the 787’s electrical system. Boeing told us: In… Read More
Previous Honeywell ELTs subject to EASA, Canadian AD notes
Previous Electronic Locator Transmitters have been subject to Airworthiness Directives from the European EASA and Canadian regulators. We have a query into Honeywell for comment.
AAIB issues report, recommends rendering “inert” ELT
Here it is. Be sure to also click on the PDF.
Odds and Ends: 777-8 “Lite”; group backs WA 777X effort; Asiana crash photos; a new 787 theory
Note: This Reuters article has some good detail about how Boeing gets the 777-9X to its advertised 20% economic gains over 777-300ER. 777-8 “Lite:” Boeing’s plan to launch the 777X in two versions, the ultra-long range 8X at… Read More
Latest on Ethiopian 787
The media frenzy over the cause of the fire of the Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 787 last Friday seems to be slowing. The New York Times has this report from late last night that says Japan Air Lines and… Read More