The first flight of the Bombardier CS300, the 149-160 version of the new generation aircraft, came off without a hitch on Feb. 27. The flight lasted five hours. The CS300 is a direct challenge to the Airbus A319ceo/neo… Read More
Posted on February 28, 2015 by Scott Hamilton
Free content. Introduction Embraer is now the #3 commercial airplane manufacturer, after Airbus and Boeing and supplanting Bombardier, capturing 50% of the orders and 60% of the deliveries in recent years. We examined the relevancy of the 100-149… Read More
Posted on October 15, 2014 by Scott Hamilton
Introduction Oct. 12, 2014, (c) Leeham Co.: The 100-149 seat market sector has long been criticized as irrelevant because of a string of poor-selling aircraft. Boeing officials even labeled this a Bermuda Triangle. The critics fail to recognize,… Read More
Posted on October 12, 2014 by Scott Hamilton
Airbus, Boeing, Bombardier, CSeries, Embraer
727-100, 737 Classic, 737-200, 737-600, 737-7, 737-700, A318, A319ceo, A319neo, Airbus, B717, BAC-111, BAe-146, Boeing, Bombardier, British Aerospace, British Aircraft Corp., CS-100, CS-300, CSeries, DC-9, E-195, E-195 E2, E-Jet, E-Jet E2, Embraer, F-100, Fokker, MD-80, MD-95
Bombardier’s investors day last week covered a lot of ground across its entire business line, including rail, corporate aircraft, as well as commercial aerospace. The area of most interest, of course, is on the CSeries, the all-new aircraft… Read More
Posted on March 24, 2014 by Scott Hamilton
While Airbus and Boeing slug it out in the competition for the duopoly and Bombardier struggles to gain respect as an emerging mainline jetliner producer, Embraer continues and refines its strategy in the smaller-end of the jet market… Read More
Posted on January 13, 2014 by Scott Hamilton
Airbus, Boeing, Bombardier, CSeries, Embraer, Leeham Co., Pratt & Whitney
737-7, 737-700, A319ceo, A319neo, A320, Airbus, Boeing, Bombardier, CRJ, CRJ-1000, CRJ-700, CRJ-900, CS-100, CS-300, CSeries, E-175, E-175-E2, E-190, E-190 E2, E-195, E-195 E2, E-Jet E1, E-Jet E2. ERJ, Embraer, Geared Turbo Fan, GTF, Pratt & Whitney, Pure Power
The rivalry between Airbus and Boeing intensified in recent weeks with Airbus landing another major order from a previously exclusive Boeing customer, LionAir. Boeing announced another major order just a day later, Ryanair, retaining exclusivity with this customer…. Read More