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Leeham News and Analysis
- Pontifications: Embraer’s strategy for the TPNG October 18, 2021
- Air freight demand explosion: a long-term trend? October 18, 2021
- Bjorn’s Corner: The challenges of airliner development. Part 25. Safety monitoring and reporting October 15, 2021
- With high cargo prices, will airlines fly larger aircraft in their widebody fleets? October 14, 2021
- The Regional Aircraft Fleet October 11, 2021
Delta orders more A330-900, pushes out A350-900
By Bjorn Fehrm Subscription Required Introduction November 22, 2018, © Leeham News.: Delta and Airbus announced Friday; Delta will increase its A330-900 order from 25 to 35 aircraft and push out 10 ordered A350-900 five years, to 2025-2026…. Read More
Airbus fights delivery challenges on several fronts
By Bjorn Fehrm October 31, 2018, ©. Leeham Co: Airbus announced 3Q 2018 results today. The company is wrestling with delivery problems for several of its aircraft programs. Its inventory of finished aircraft which can’t be delivered has increased… Read More
Pontifications: Musical chairs at Airbus
Sept. 17, 2018, © Leeham News: The surprise resignation last week by Eric Schulz as Chief Commercial Officer for Airbus re-opened the door for the man who should have been named in the first place, Christian Scherer. Scherer… Read More
The changes to the A350-900ULR
By Bjorn Fehrm Subscription Required Introduction June 28, 2017, © Leeham News: Airbus has published more information about the A350-900ULR Singapore Airlines will get after the summer. The new A350-900 Airport Planning Guide from Airbus shows the A350-900ULR… Read More
VLA era is over; are 777X, A350-1000 too large?
Subscription Required Introduction June 18, 2018, © Leeham News: The era of the Very Large Aircraft appears over. The Boeing 747 passenger airliner, while nominally still offered for sale, is in reality dead. The Airbus A380 limps along… Read More
How competitive is Airbus’ A330neo?
By Bjorn Fehrm Subscription Required Introduction May 24, 2018, © Leeham News: Boeing’s 787-9 has won some important fights against the Airbus A330neo. After Hawaiian Airlines, American Airlines and a possible loss at United, one asks: Is the… Read More
Airbus’ Ultra Long Range A350 starts flight test
By Bjorn Fehrm Subscription Required Introduction April 26, 2018, © Leeham News: Airbus Ultra Long-Range version of the A350-900 took off for the first time Monday. The aircraft will conduct a short flight test program before being painted… Read More
Airbus rolls out A350-900ULR
By Bjorn Fehrm Subscription Required Introduction March 5, 2018, © Leeham News: Airbus rolled out the first A350-900ULR the other day. The aircraft will be delivered to Singapore Airlines later this year. Singapore Airlines will use the aircraft… Read More
IAG’s LEVEL shopping for future fleet
By Bjorn Fehrm February 28, 2018, ©. Leeham Co: IAG (parent of British Airways, IBERIA, Air Lingus, Vueling and LEVEL) presented the 2017 results Friday. The group’s airlines all had a good 2017 behind them. LEVEL, the long-haul LCC… Read More