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Leeham News and Analysis
- Critical labor contract vote for Boeing, IAM 751 today September 12, 2024
- The A330neo for medium haul or twice the frequency with A321XLR? Part 2 September 12, 2024
- “Hyper focus on reliability and durability out of the gates” September 11, 2024
- A320neo replacements needs to be ~25% more efficient September 11, 2024
- Boeing IAM vote in 2 days; approval a hard sell September 10, 2024
Airbus a sideshow in Boeing-Spirit deal, but intertwined
Subscription Required By the Leeham News Team Aug. 9, 2024, © Leeham News: The financial results for the first half of 2024 are in for the corporations of the aviation industry and it has been a mixed bag… Read More
Airbus 1Q2024 results: Airbus CEO: “A350 in-service experience drives positive reputation and orders”
By Bjorn Fehrm April 25, 2023, © Leeham News: Airbus has presented its results for the first quarter of 2024. The strong order flow continues, with a pickup on the widebody side, especially for the A350. Airbus has,… Read More
When does a larger airliner pay off? Part 4
Subscription required By Bjorn Fehrm March 28, 2024, © Leeham News: We are doing an article series about what drove the cross-over from Airbus A319 to A320 and then to A321. We analyzed the change from A319/A320ceo to… Read More
When does a larger airliner pay off
Subscription required By Bjorn Fehrm March 7, 2024, © Leeham News: Over the last decades, the choice of domestic market airliners has gone from the typical 120-seater to today 200 seats or more. We will look into what… Read More
Airbus hails ‘landmark year’ with strong 2023 results amid delivery ramp-up
By Tom Batchelor February 15, 2024, © Leeham News: Airbus gave more details of its planned ramp-up today as it announced 2023 full-year results, with revenues climbing 11% year-on-year to €65bn and adjusted earnings before interest and taxes… Read More
Airbus posts record orders in 2023, meets delivery target despite challenges
By Tom Batchelor January 11, 2024, © Leeham News: Airbus exceeded its target for aircraft deliveries last year and achieved a record number of orders despite what it called a “complex” and “volatile” operating environment, according to the… Read More
Managing supply chain stress continues
Subscription Required Now open to all readers. By Scott Hamilton Jan. 9, 2024, © Leeham News: The COVID-19 pandemic impact on aerospace and its supply chain was deep and long lasting. The airframe and engine manufacturers haven’t fully… Read More
Outlook 2024: Expectations growing at Airbus
Subscription Required By Gordon Smith January 2, 2024, © Leeham News: Many businesses start to wind down operations as the holiday season approaches – but for the big OEMs, the year-end usually means a sprint finish. Airbus is… Read More
Boeing beats Airbus in order tallies at Dubai Airshow thanks to widebody jetliner demand
By Dan Catchpole Subscription Required Nov. 20, 2023 © Leeham News: Boeing dominated the Dubai Airshow, racking up 313 orders—232 firm and 81 non-firm. Meanwhile, Airbus garnered only 86 orders, as of Friday, the last day of the… Read More