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Leeham News and Analysis
- Bjorn’s Corner: New aircraft technologies. Part 31. Detailed design -3 September 22, 2023
- The Airliner Production Problem, Part 2 September 21, 2023
- Pontifications: IAM 751 gearing up for Boeing contract talks in 2024 September 19, 2023
- Analysis: Labor issues continue to challenge aerospace industry September 18, 2023
- GE Aero sees growth through 2026, despite supply chain snags September 15, 2023
The range of the Airbus A321XLR, Part 2
Subscription required By Bjorn Fehrm September 7, 2023, © Leeham News: The advertised range of 4,700nm for the Airbus A321XLR enables true trans-Atlantic single-aisle routes that can originate further inland, both in the US and Europe. When EASA… Read More
The range of Airbus’ A321XLR
Subscription required By Bjorn Fehrm August 31, 2023, © Leeham News: The advertised range of 4,700nm for Airbus’ A321XLR enables true trans-Atlantic single-aisle routes that can originate inland both in the US and in Europe. It was, therefore,… Read More
MCAS, The Aircraft Certification Act and the unintended consequences of Congressional Intervention
First in a Series of Articles Subscription Required By the Leeham News team March 30, 2023, © Leeham News: Boeing is suffering delays getting the 737-7, 737-10, and 777X certifications completed. Airbus delayed the certification of the A321XLR… Read More
Outlook 2023: ramping up production at Airbus
Leeham News in addition to Twitter, Facebook and Linkedin, may now be found on Post.news here and on Mastodon here. Subscription Required By Vincent Valery and Scott Hamilton Introduction Jan. 2, 2023, © Leeham News: LNA wrote a… Read More
HOTR: Tuesday’s Boeing announcement may give indication of A350 future at United
By the Leeham News Team Dec. 9, 2022, © Leeham News: The engine selection on a big Boeing 787 to be announced Tuesday may be the most definitive signal yet of what United Airlines will do with its… Read More
HOTR: United likely can cancel A350 order with little penalty
By the Leeham News Team Dec. 5, 2022, © Leeham News: United Airlines appears on the cusp of ordering as many as 100 Boeing 787s, multiple news outlets report. Airbus hopes to sell more A350s to United to… Read More
Dual or Single Aisle for Long Haul, Part 3
Subscription Required By Bjorn Fehrm Introduction August 4, 2022, © Leeham News: We’ve been analyzing whether flying long-haul is better with a single-aisle or with a widebody under identical conditions. To have equal conditions, we fly between Milano… Read More
Dual or Single Aisle for Long Haul, Part 2
Subscription Required By Bjorn Fehrm Introduction July 28, 2022, © Leeham News: Two weeks ago, we started looking at the most economical way to fly long-haul. The single-aisle alternative or stay with the trusted widebody? We laid out… Read More
Dual or Single Aisle for Long-haul?
Subscription Required By Bjorn Fehrm Introduction July 14, 2022, © Leeham News: What is the most economical way to fly long-haul up to the range of the Airbus A321XLR? The single-aisle alternative or stay with the trusted widebody?… Read More
Pontifications: Why I’m cautiously optimistic about Boeing’s future
June 20, 2022, © Leeham News: Boeing still has a deep hole to climb out of. There’s still plenty of opportunity for missteps along the way. But I’m cautiously optimistic about Boeing’s future. Here’s why. There are tangible… Read More