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- Bjorn’s Corner: New aircraft technologies. Part 16. Airframe with lower induced drag June 9, 2023
- Bjorn’s Corner: New aircraft technologies. Part 16P. Airframe with lower induced drag June 9, 2023
- The Small Airliner Problem, Part 7. How affected are Green airliners? June 8, 2023
- Pontifications: Lockheed confident as C-130J faces Airbus A400M and Embraer C-390 June 6, 2023
- Boeing still hopes for 737-7 certification this year, 737-10 next year and an Amended Type Certificate for the 777X June 5, 2023
Pontifications: A retrospective of the KC-X refueling tanker competition from Boeing’s perspective
Part 2 of the Boeing focus for the USAF Aerial Refueling Tanker Jan. 24, 2022, © Leeham News: Jim Albaugh was president of Boeing Integrated Defense System (IDS), now known as Boeing Defense, Space and Security (BDS) during… Read More
Why bailouts make sense under these circumstances
By Scott Hamilton Commentary March 18, 2020, © Leeham News: The Federal government is preparing a bailout, said to be more than $1 trillion, to pump into the US economy. Airlines want $50bn. Boeing wants $60bn for the… Read More
Pontifications: What kind of aid could US airlines get?
March 16, 2020, © Leeham News: Airlines in Europe already asked governments for financial aid as coronavirus forces massive schedule cutbacks and in some cases, complete service suspension. In the US, talk of aid began in earnest last… Read More
Coronavirus dominates sideline talk at aviation conference
By Scott Hamilton March 2, 2020, © Leeham News, Austin (TX): The global impact of COVID-19, the coronavirus, was the dominant talk on the sidelines of an aviation conference here. Industry professionals predict the reduction in airline service… Read More