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2018 an important year for wide-bodied airplanes

Subscription Required Introduction Feb. 5, 2018, © Leeham Co.: This will be an important year for wide-body sales in commercial aviation. It would be overstating to say 2018 will be a pivotal year for wide-body airplanes, but there… Read More

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 Posted on February 5, 2018 by

 Airbus, American Airlines, Boeing, Emirates Airlines, Etihad Airways, New Midmarket Aircraft, NMA, Premium, Qatar Airways

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Pontifications: Airbus easily leads narrow-body backlog, Boeing ahead in wide-bodies

Feb. 5, 2018, © Leeham Co.: Two thousand seventeen is over and the numbers are in. Airbus continues to have a commanding lead over Boeing for single-aisle, neo v MAX backlog. Although Airbus got pounded by Boeing in… Read More

 181 Comments

 Posted on February 5, 2018 by

 Airbus, Boeing, Bombardier, Comac, Embraer, Emirates Airlines, Irkut, Pontifications

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Airbus delivers record 718 aircraft amid strong sales

By Bjorn Fehrm  January 15, 2018, ©. Leeham Co: Airbus announced record 2017 airliner deliveries of 718 aircraft today. It was the 15th consecutive year of increased production, this time with 30 aircraft over 2016. Fabrice Bregier, the Chief Operating… Read More

 115 Comments

 Posted on January 15, 2018 by

 Airbus, Boeing, CFM, Emirates Airlines, Pratt & Whitney, Uncategorized

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Boeing’s special needs in the next decade may be solved by Embraer

Subscription Required Introduction Jan. 8, 2018, © Leeham Co.: Key factors may play into the prospective business venture, however it’s defined, between Boeing and Embraer that have gotten little notice. Boeing’s need for engineering talent from Embraer has… Read More

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 Posted on January 8, 2018 by

 Airbus, Alaska Airlines, Boeing, Bombardier, CSeries, Delta Air Lines, Embraer, Middle of the Market, MOM, New Midmarket Aircraft, NMA

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United Aircraft’s and COMAC’s eventful year

By Bjorn Fehrm January 03, 2018, ©. Leeham Co: Both United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) and COMAC got their single-aisle airliner projects into flight test during 2017. The MC-21 and C919 had their first flights within less than a month… Read More

 19 Comments

 Posted on January 3, 2018 by

 Airbus, Boeing, China, Comac, Irkut, McDonnell Douglas, Pratt & Whitney, Rolls-Royce, Sukhoi, United Engine Corp.

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Delta Airbus deal means Bombardier trade complaint continues

Dec. 13, 2017, © Leeham Co.: Delta Air Lines chose to place its long-awaited order for the re-engined single-aisle airplanes with Airbus for the A321neo, powered by Pratt & Whitney GTF engines, according to an exclusive report from… Read More

 102 Comments

 Posted on December 13, 2017 by

 Airbus, Airlines, Boeing, Bombardier, CSeries, Delta Air Lines

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Pontifications: Countdown to Delta’s single-aisle decision

Dec. 11, 2017, © Leeham Co.: Eyes will watch Atlanta (GA) this week, when the Delta Air Lines Board of Directors decides to award a big order for the re-engined Airbus and Boeing single aisle airplanes. The Board… Read More

 123 Comments

 Posted on December 11, 2017 by

 Airbus, Airlines, Alaska Airlines, Boeing, Bombardier, CFM, CSeries, Delta Air Lines, Pontifications, Pratt & Whitney

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easyJet doing well despite 30% decline in profits

By Bjorn Fehrm  November 22, 2017, ©. Leeham Co: We looked at easyJet March 22 and noted that the carrier is on a solid growth path, despite playing number two in the European LCC market. The 2017 numbers are… Read More

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 Posted on November 22, 2017 by

 Airbus, Airlines

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Historic day at Dubai Air Show

Nov. 15, 2017, © Leeham Co.: It was an historic day for commercial aviation at the Dubai Air Show. Airbus and Indigo Partners announced an order for 430 aircraft (the A320neo family), a record in units and in… Read More

 51 Comments

 Posted on November 15, 2017 by

 Airbus, Airlines, Boeing, Dubai Air Show

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Airbus group 3Q results: Revenue stable but orders plunge

By Bjorn Fehrm October 31, 2017, ©. Leeham Co: Airbus Group presented its third quarter results this morning. Revenue was stable at €43bn, but orders were down 31% compared with the first nine months of 2016. Operating profit was… Read More

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 Posted on October 31, 2017 by

 Airbus, CFM, Pratt & Whitney

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