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Pontifications: Lessor cites cool reception to MAX 10

April 17, 2017, © Leeham Co.: Buckingham Research Group last week issued back-to-back notes about Boeing. One was a recap of an investors call with Steve Rimmer, CEO of Altavair Airfinance (nee Guggenheim Aviation partners). The other was… Read More

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 Posted on April 17, 2017 by

 Airbus, Boeing, CFM, Middle of the Market, Pontifications, Pratt & Whitney

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Pegasus Airlines, bridging Europe and Asia

By Bjorn Fehrm April 05, 2017, ©. Leeham Co: Turkey’s Pegasus Airlines has its operations center south of Hungary’s Wizz Air that we wrote about last week. With a hub in Istanbul, the Turkish LCC connects Europe and West… Read More

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 Posted on April 5, 2017 by

 Airbus, Airlines, Boeing, CFM

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Wizz Air, the LCC of Central and Eastern Europe

By Bjorn Fehrm March 29, 2017, ©. Leeham Co: Wizz Air was formed in Hungary 2003 but its largest market is in Poland since operations began. Today, the airline is Europe’s fifth largest LCC, flying to 125 destinations spanning 39… Read More

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 Posted on March 29, 2017 by

 Airbus, Airlines

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easyJet, the Ryanair follower

By Bjorn Fehrm -March 22, 2017, ©. Leeham Co: easyJet started 10 years after Ryanair, using the same Southwest Airlines derived Low Cost Carrier (LCC) business model. easyJet has been expanding at the pace of Ryanair over the years, trailing… Read More

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 Posted on March 22, 2017 by

 Airbus, Airlines, CFM

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CDB Leasing aims for 500-600 aircraft portfolio

Subscription Required Introduction March 16, 2017, © Leeham Co.: China’s evolving commercial aerospace and aviation industry has high-profile companies such as AVIC and COMAC, and its expanding supplier based, combined with joint ventures with Western companies is well… Read More

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 Posted on March 16, 2017 by

 Airbus, Airlines, Boeing, Bombardier, China, Comac, CSeries, ISTAT, Leasing, Lessors, Premium

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Spirit AeroSystems, the world’s largest aerostructures company

A feature report. By Bjorn Fehrm March 15, 2017, ©. Leeham Co: Spirit AeroSystems is the world’s largest aerostructures supplier, with main facilities in Wichita (KS). I visited Wichita early March and was given a guided tour of the… Read More

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 Posted on March 15, 2017 by

 Airbus, Boeing, Boeing KC-X tanker, Bombardier, CSeries, Mitsubishi, Spirit Aerosystems

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Boeing 737 MAX 10 analyzed

By Bjorn Fehrm Note: Boeing’s “soft launch” of the 737-10 MAX at the ISTAT conference in San Diego a week ago met with some sharp criticism by lessors and some others. Within hours, Boeing scheduled a conference call… Read More

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 Posted on March 13, 2017 by

 Aer Lingus, Airbus, Boeing, CFM

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Engine OEMs diverge on technology for next generation

March 7, 2017, © Leeham Co.: Representatives of the four major commercial engine manufacturers have divergent views of the next round of engine development, either for the Middle of the Market/New Mid-range Airplane (NMA) or New Small Airplanes… Read More

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 Posted on March 7, 2017 by

 Airbus, Boeing, Bombardier, CFM, Comac, CSeries, GE Aviation, ISTAT, Middle of the Market, Pratt & Whitney, Rolls-Royce

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Boeing Services expansion wise, necessary move

Subscription Required Introduction March 6, 2017, © Leeham Co.: Boeing CEO Dennis Muilenburg wants the company to participate in the aftermarket aircraft services business and set a goal of $50bn in revenue in the coming years. He looks… Read More

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 Posted on March 6, 2017 by

 Airbus, Boeing, Bombardier, China, Comac, Embraer, Irkut, Mitsubishi, Premium

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Long-haul cost differences

By Bjorn Fehrm Subscription Required Introduction March 2, 2017, © Leeham Co.: The single-aisle, long-haul operations are on the increase. The new re-engined Airbus A320neo and Boeing 737 MAX generations are good for destinations of up to 3,000… Read More

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 Posted on March 2, 2017 by

 Airbus, Airlines, Boeing, Premium

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