Airbus lifted the embargo on John Leahy’s presentation, allowing immediate publication. There is no aircraft order bubble, says John Leahy, COO-Customers of Airbus. Emerging markets and passenger traffic doubling every 15 years, bolstered by GDP growth, means orders… Read More
Odds and Ends: Coming soon–new Leeham News; Boeing v SPEEA; 86-seat Q400; Boeing 326; Budapest Air Show
Coming soon: We will be rolling out changes this month to Leeham News and Comment. We will expand our News and Analysis, providing the most insightful commentary of aviation issues of any on-line publication. Most on-line news resources… Read More
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Posted on September 30, 2014 by Scott Hamilton
Airbus, Boeing, Bombardier, IAM 751, International Association of Machinists, Leeham News and Comment, SPEEA
777 Classic, 777X, A330neo, A350-1000, Boeing, Boeing 314, Boeing 326, Bombardier, Budapest Air Show, IAM 751, International Association of Machinists, Leeham News and Comment, Q400, Q400 Combi, SPEEA
Airbus could decide on A380neo within six month: Emirates’ Tim Clark
Airbus could decide within the next six months whether to re-engine the A380 with Rolls-Royce powerplants, says Tim Clark, the president of Emirate Airlines, which has ordered more of the giant airplanes than any other customer. Clark, speaking… Read More
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Posted on September 21, 2014 by Scott Hamilton
Airbus, Airlines, Boeing, Rolls-Royce
777-1000, 777-300ER, 777-8, 777-9, 787-10, 787-9, A350-1000, A350-900, A380, A380neo, Airbus, Boeing, Emirates Airlines, Rolls-Royce, Tim Clark, Trent 1000, Trent 7000
Half time 2014 for Boeing and Airbus
The major OEM’s have published their half time 2014 results and we can make an analysis of their half year results together with orders / deliveries and the state of their product lines. We compare Boeing and Airbus… Read More
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Posted on August 7, 2014 by Bjorn Fehrm
air force tanker, Airbus, Boeing, Bombardier, EADS, Embraer, Uncategorized
737, 737 MAX, 737NG, 747-8, 777, 777-300ER, 777X, 787, A320, A320NEO, A330, A330neo, A350, A350-1000, A380, Airbus, Boeing, Bombardier, Embraer
Farborough Air Show, July 16: Snipe hunts in an era of model improvements
Upate, 5:30am PDT: The Wall Street Journal has an article that is more or less on point to the theme of this post. It doesn’t matter what the competition does, it’s always inferior–until you do it yourself. The… Read More
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Posted on July 15, 2014 by Scott Hamilton
Airbus, Boeing, Douglas Aircraft Co
707, 727, 727-200 Advanced, 737, 737 MAX, 747, 777, 777X, 787, A300, A330, A330neo, A340, A350-1000, Airbus, Boeing, DC-1, DC-2, DC-3, DC-4, DC-6, DC-7, DC-8, DC-9, Douglas, MD-90
Next new, clean sheet airplane around 2030, says Airbus
Airbus currently is planning for the next new, clean sheet airplane around 2030 and now are focusing on incremental improvements to the existing product lines, officials said at the Innovations Days annual media briefing last week in Toulouse…. Read More
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Posted on June 18, 2014 by Scott Hamilton
Airbus, Boeing
787-8, A320, A320NEO, A330, A330neo, A350-1000, A350-800, A350-900, A380, Airbus, Boeing, Fabrice Bregier
Analyzing the Emirates order cancellations
The cancelled order for 70 Airbus A350s before the company’s annual Innovation Days was a surprise and an embarrassment that took the edge off what was intended to be a two day promotion of Airbus programs. The cancellation… Read More
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Posted on June 11, 2014 by Scott Hamilton
Airbus, Boeing, Bombardier, CSeries, Rolls-Royce
777-8, 777-9, 787, A350, A350-1000, A350-900, Airbus, Airbus Innovation Days, Boeing, CSeries, Emirates Airlines, John Leahy, Rolls-Royce
Airbus Innovation Days, Part 2: No order bubble and a lot more
Airbus lifted the embargo on John Leahy’s presentation, allowing immediate publication. There is no aircraft order bubble, says John Leahy, COO-Customers of Airbus. Emerging markets and passenger traffic doubling every 15 years, bolstered by GDP growth, means orders… Read More
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Posted on June 11, 2014 by Scott Hamilton
Airbus, Boeing, GE Aviation, Rolls-Royce
737 MAX, 787-10, 787-9, A320NEO, A330neo, A350, A350-1000, A380, Airbus, aircraft order bubble, Boeing, GE Aviation, John Leahy, Rolls-Royce
Emirates cancels A350 order, could be boost for slow-selling 777 Classic
Airbus announced Wednesday morning French time that Emirates Airlines canceled its firm order for 70 A350 XWBs. In a statement, Airbus said: Airbus confirms that Emirates Airline has decided to cancel its order of 70 A350 XWB aircraft…. Read More
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Posted on June 10, 2014 by Scott Hamilton
Airbus, Boeing
777-300ER, 777-8, 777-9. A350-900, A350-1000, Airbus, Boeing, Emirates Airlines
777 production rate cut likely: Wells Fargo
Sam Pearlstein, the aerospace analyst at Wells Fargo, predicted a production rate cut today in a research note for the Boeing 777. An announcement could come as early as this year, he writes. Pearlstein, one of our favorite… Read More
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Posted on May 30, 2014 by Scott Hamilton
Airbus, Boeing
777 Classic, 777X, A350-1000, Airbus, Boeing, Jim McNerney, Sam Pearlstein, Wells Fargo
Odds and End: ExIm fight, again; A350 interior; C-17 production ending early; 787’s longest routes; That’s no bull; MH370
ExIm fight, again: Republicans and the conservative Heritage Foundation are once again attempting to kill the US ExIm Bank, which providing financing support for Boeing airplanes. This isn’t a sexy topic for our readers, but it’s an important… Read More
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Posted on April 8, 2014 by Scott Hamilton
Airbus, Boeing, IAM 751, International Association of Machinists, MH370
777-300ER, 777-9, A350-1000, A350-900, Airbus, Boeing, ExIm Bank, IAM 751, International Association of Machiniists, Malaysian Airlines, MH370
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