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Looking ahead for 2020 and 2030 decades: Airbus

First in a series of reports. Subscription Required By Scott Hamilton and Vincent Valery June 17, 2020, © Leeham News: Airbus was riding high in February. The A321XLR was a clear winner. An important order was won from… Read More

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 Posted on June 17, 2020 by

 Airbus, Boeing, Boeing 737 MAX, Bombardier, Coronavirus, COVID-19, Embraer, GE Aviation, New Midmarket Aircraft, Premium, Rolls-Royce

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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

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 Posted on May 28, 2020 by

 Airbus, COVID-19, CSeries, Delta Air Lines, Premium

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HOTR: Mitsubishi, Bombardier set June 1 to close CRJ deal

By the Leeham News staff May 6, 2020, © Leeham News: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries announced May 7 (Tokyo time) that it will close the acquisition of the Bombardier CRJ program June 1. Production of the CRJ was to… Read More

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 Posted on May 6, 2020 by

 Airbus, Bombardier, Embraer, Heard on the Ramp, Mitsubishi

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Airbus 1Q2020, preparing for “the gravest crisis in our industry’s history”

April 29, 2020, © Leeham News: Airbus presented its results for the first quarter of 2020 today. In the accompanying news conference, Airbus CEO Guillaume Faury said, “we are facing the gravest crisis in our industry’s history,” and… Read More

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 Posted on April 29, 2020 by

 Airbus, Airlines, Bombardier

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The Squeeze on Embraer

Subscription Required Now open to all readers. By Scott Hamilton Introduction April 27, 2020, © Leeham News: The collapse of the Boeing-Embraer joint venture Saturday resurfaces the squeeze Embraer was under when the deal was announced in 2018…. Read More

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 Posted on April 27, 2020 by

 Airbus, Boeing, Boeing Brasil-Commercial, Embraer, Mitsubishi, Regional Airline Assn

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Analysis: The collapse of the Boeing-Embraer joint venture

By the Leeham News Team Analysis April 25, 2020, © Leeham News: The Boeing-Embraer joint venture is off. Boeing called off the JV, saying Embraer didn’t satisfy all the conditions required. The impact to Embraer is more profound… Read More

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 Posted on April 25, 2020 by

 Airbus, Boeing, Boeing 737 MAX, Embraer

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How much did the CSeries cost Bombardier?

By Bjorn Fehrm Subscription Required Introduction February 20, 2020, © Leeham News: As we wrote in last week’s article about the A220 flying the Montreal to Toulouse route, the stakes are high in the civil airliner business. If… Read More

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 Posted on February 20, 2020 by

 Airbus, Boeing, Bombardier, CSeries, Pratt & Whitney Canada, Premium

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JetBlue, a carrier at crossroads

Subscription Required By Vincent Valery Introduction   Feb. 17, 2020, © Leeham News: JetBlue Airways has come a long way since it started operations in 2000. The airline celebrated its 20th-anniversary last week. While the US legacy carriers were… Read More

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 Posted on February 17, 2020 by

 Airbus, Embraer, Premium

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Airbus 2019: an operationally good year hit by compliance costs

February 13, 2020, © Leeham News in Toulouse: Airbus presented its results for 2019 today in Toulouse. Operationally, the company made a profit of €6.9bn but heavy fines (-€3.6bn) to settle a long-running bribery case and contingencies for… Read More

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 Posted on February 13, 2020 by

 Airbus, Bombardier

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Could A220 fly Air Canada’s Montreal to Toulouse route? Part 2

By Bjorn Fehrm Subscription Required Introduction February 13, 2020, © Leeham News: We continue our analysis if the Airbus A220 is a credible long-range aircraft. We started looking at the limitations of the aircraft last week and how… Read More

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 Posted on February 13, 2020 by

 Airbus, Bombardier, CSeries, Premium

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