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Will the A220 drive the trans-Atlantic fragmentation to smaller jets?

By Bjorn Fehrm Subscription required Introduction  August 8, 2019, ©. Leeham News: Airbus announced a hike of the Gross Weight of the A220 by 5,000lb at the Paris Air Show in June. It will be available for aircraft… Read More

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 Posted on August 8, 2019 by

 Airbus, Boeing, Boeing 737 MAX, Premium

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Pontifications: Good A220 endorsement, but Airbus still has cleaning up to do

Aug. 5, 2019, © Leeham News: Airbus last week won a big, validating commitment from Air France-KLM Group for 60 orders and more options for the A220-300. The contract won’t be firm until later this year, but the… Read More

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 Posted on August 5, 2019 by

 Airbus, Airlines, Bombardier, Lessors, Pontifications

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Pontifications: MAX market share holding steady, so far

July 29, 2019, Leeham News: Despite threats and fears of cancellations for the Boeing 737 MAX following two fatal accidents of virtually brand new -8 MAXes, few order cancellations directly attributable to the crashes have occurred. So far,… Read More

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 Posted on July 29, 2019 by

 Airbus, Boeing, Boeing 737 MAX, Bombardier, Comac, E-Jet, Embraer, Irkut, Pontifications

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Pontifications: Embraer counts on Boeing heft for E2 sales boost

July 22, 2019, © Leeham News: Embraer still appears to be in a bit of a holding pattern following the Paris Air Show in which it announced orders and commitments for only 76 EJets. Two additional orders announced… Read More

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 Posted on July 22, 2019 by

 Airbus, Boeing, Boeing 737 MAX, Bombardier, CSeries, Embraer, Pontifications

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Pontifications: Boeing can’t catch a break

July 15, 2019, © Leeham News: Boeing can’t catch a break. Some may argue it doesn’t deserve one, given what’s come out about the 737 MAX development. And the sloppy production of the 787 at the Charleston (SC)… Read More

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 Posted on July 15, 2019 by

 Airbus, Airlines, Alaska Airlines, Boeing, Boeing 737 MAX, Paris Air Show, Pontifications, United Airlines

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Paris Air Show: notable orders other than A321XLR and 737MAX

By Vincent Valery June 24, 2019, © Leeham News: The A321XLR launch and IAG’s 737MAX order gathered most of the attention during the 2019 Paris Air Show. Nevertheless, other significant orders were placed by airlines and lessors.

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Airbus launches long-expected A321XLR with ALC order; lessor also orders A220-300

By Judson Rollins June 17, 2019, © Leeham News, Paris: Airbus launched its much-awaited A321XLR today with an initial order of 27 airplanes from lessor Air Lease Corp. ALC also ordered another 23 A321neos, which can optionally be… Read More

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 Posted on June 17, 2019 by

 Airbus, Boeing, Lessors, New Midmarket Aircraft, NMA, Paris Air Show

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Airbus’ A220 gets increased range next year

By Bjorn Fehrm Subscription Required Introduction May 30, 2019, © Leeham News: Airbus announced an increase in Maximum TakeOff Weight (MTOW) for its A220 range last week. With the improvement, the A220s should fly up to 3,400nm when… Read More

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 Posted on May 30, 2019 by

 Airbus, Bombardier, CSeries, Premium

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Embraer sees need for 10,550 airplanes in 50-150 sectors

May 29, 2019, © Leeham News: Embraer, in what will be its last 20-year market forecast as an independent company, sees a demand for 10,550 jet and turboprop aircraft from 50 to 150 seats through 2038. The company,… Read More

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 Posted on May 29, 2019 by

 Airbus, Boeing, Boeing Brasil-Commercial, CSeries, Delta Air Lines, E-Jet, Embraer, GE Aviation, Pratt & Whitney

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Tariff threats, China certification issues slow A220 sales

Subscription Required May 23, 2019, © Leeham News, Toulouse: Airbus took over majority interest the Bombardier C Series July 1 last year. The company immediately announced 120 orders for the CS300, renamed the A220-300, at the Farnborough Air… Read More

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 Posted on May 23, 2019 by

 Airbus, Boeing, Bombardier, China, CSeries, Premium

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