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Leeham News and Analysis
- HOTR: United likely can cancel A350 order with little penalty December 5, 2022
- Regulators need to understand realities, complexities of achieving ecoAviation goals December 5, 2022
- Pontifications: A lost decade for new airplanes December 5, 2022
- Bjorn’s Corner: Sustainable Air Transport. Part 48. eVTOL traffic management December 2, 2022
- Green aviation pressure applied to banks, oil companies, too December 1, 2022
Assessing passenger airline fuel efficiency
Subscription Required By Vincent Valery Introduction April 4, 2022, © Leeham News: Fuel prices abruptly increased just as travel restrictions started easing after the Covid-19 Omicron wave. The oil price increase accelerated after the Russian invasion of Ukraine…. Read More
HOTR: Airbus’ view on recovery from COVID; why Southwest stayed with MAX 7
By the Leeham News staff May 11, 2021, © Leeham News: Domestic traffic throughout the world is returning to 2019 levels, but at different rates, according to an Airbus analysis. Robert Lange, Head of Business Analysis and Market… Read More
Pontifications: Southwest didn’t invite Airbus to bid
April 5, 2021, © Leeham News: Southwest Airlines didn’t ask Airbus to submit a commercial bid for the A220-300, three knowledgeable sources tell Leeham News. Southwest conducted an internal technical analysis of the A220-300 vs. the 737-7 MAX…. Read More
HOTR: Compensation wins Southwest order for MAX
By the Leeham News Team March 29, 2021, © Leeham News: Southwest Airlines today announced an order for 100 Boeing 737-7 MAXes. The order was expected. The carrier also considered the Airbus A220-300. But any prospect of diverging… Read More
Small jet demand likely to stay depressed after COVID
Subscription Required By Judson Rollins Introduction January 25, 2020, © Leeham News: As passenger travel trickles back to life, one trend that’s already apparent is a long-term diminution of airline yields in most regions. This is largely driven… Read More
HOTR: With MAX nearing recertification, Boeing has bigger problem
By the Leeham News team Oct. 27, 2020, © Leeham News: Boeing’s 737 MAX may be nearing recertification and airlines worry about passenger acceptance. But Boeing’s larger MAX problem is its general product line-up. LNA pointed out the… Read More
Boeing’s Renton plant may close from 2033: Analysis
Subscription Required Now open to all Readers. Introduction Aug. 10, 2020, © Leeham News: With Boeing likely to consolidate 787 production in Charleston (SC), reflecting a rate of 6/mo, the future of assembly in Puget Sound rears its… Read More
What’s the gain of flying a smaller single-aisle during COVID-19 recovery?
By Bjorn Fehrm Subscription Required Introduction May 28, 2020, © Leeham News: As flying recommences after country lockdowns, the fill factors for the flights will be low for an extended period. Airlines and the OEMs are anticipating the… Read More