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Leeham News and Analysis
- Bjorn’s Corner: New engine development. Part 5. Turbofan design problems April 26, 2024
- Airbus 1Q2024 results: Airbus CEO: “A350 in-service experience drives positive reputation and orders” April 25, 2024
- A350-1000 or 777-9? Part 3 April 25, 2024
- Boeing CEO promises company is turning around…again April 24, 2024
- Solid start for stand-alone GE Aerospace despite cuts to LEAP output April 23, 2024
Airbus Group 3Q results; Increase of A320 production to 60 a month
By Bjorn Fehrm Oct. 30, 2015, ©. Leeham Co: Airbus Group announced its increase of the production rate for the best-selling A320 range to 60 a month in conjunction with its 3Q 2015 results. The rate increase shall be… Read More
Airbus and Boeing swing it out at ISTAT Europe 2015
By Bjorn Fehrm 07 October 2015, ©. Leeham Co: This year’s ISTAT Europe conference had been characterized by a “Steady as you go” ambiance until the traditional match between Airbus and Boeing on “Large aircraft segment” panel got… Read More
Airbus’ and Boeing’s Payload/Range for Dual Aisle.
By Bjorn Fehrm Subscription required. Introduction Aug. 17 2015, ©. Leeham Co: In our series over Boeing’s changes to its configuration rule sets, we will now continue with the dual aisle aircraft. Here the differences between Airbus and Boeing… Read More
B/E Aerospace sees “flat” widebody deliveries through 2016
Aug. 12, 2015, © Leeham Co.: Widebody deliveries are “flat as a pancake” and will remain so through 2016 before going up, driven by the Airbus A350, says a major supplier. Officials of B/E Aerospace appeared yesterday at… Read More
Airbus fills in production gap for A330.
By Bjorn Fehrm Introduction Aug 3, 2015, © Leeham Co. Airbus successfully filled its production gap for the A330ceo for the transition to the A330neo, officials said Friday during the 1H2015 earnings call. Production rate for the… Read More
Cost cuts remains priority, challenge at Boeing
Subscription required. Introduction Dennis Muilenburg, president and CEO of The Boeing Co., from July 1. Photo via Google images. June 29, 2015, © Leeham Co. Cost control is going to be one of the top priorities of Dennis… Read More
A350 replacing A340-300 / 777-200ER, still on with lower fuel prices?
By Bjorn Fehrm Subscription required. Introduction June 7, 2015, c. Leeham Co. We have just rounded off a series of articles around how A350 is to fly, its systems approach and lastly the conversion of Finnair’s A340/A330 pilots… Read More
A changing Airbus
By Bjorn Fehrm Subscription required Introduction June 3, 2015, c. Leeham Co. Airbus, the commercial aircraft part of Airbus group, is in a change period which in terms of its results will be as profound as the many… Read More
Widebody sales prospects this year
Subscription required. Introduction June 3, 2015, c. Leeham Co. Sales of widebody jets have slowed going into the Paris Air Show in under two weeks. Airbus sold six A330-200s, four A330-200Fs and Boeing hopes to make a sale… Read More