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Leeham News and Analysis
- Third time is the charm: 777X takes to the sky today January 25, 2020
- Bjorn’s Corner: Why e in ePlane shall stand for environment, Part 6. January 24, 2020
- First flight of Boeing 777-9 today, weather-dependent January 24, 2020
- With Boeing’s 737 MAX delivered to storage instead of customers, unique cost and revenue insights can be gained. January 23, 2020
- Leasing industry sees a role in airline sustainability work January 22, 2020
Pontifications: Another Calhoun challenge: fixing Boeing’s product strategy
Jan. 20, 2020, © Leeham News: David Calhoun has been CEO of The Boeing Co. for a week. A couple of new problems arose. Late last week, the US Air Force weighed in that it’s unhappy, again, with… 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
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
Qantas’ ultra-long haul dream, Part 2
By Bjorn Fehrm Subscription Required Introduction June 28, 2017, © Leeham Co.: It’s now time to continue our article on how Qantas could fly the coveted route Sydney-London direct. Our first article aired the 25th of May. A… Read More
Airbus aircraft programs in review
By Bjorn Fehrm in Hamburg Introduction May 31, 2016, ©. Leeham Co: Airbus went through a complete review of all their aircraft programs as part of their yearly briefing for media in Hamburg today. A lot was said… Read More
Bjorn’s Corner: Increasing an aircraft’s range, further considerations
23 October 2015, ©. Leeham Co: In last week’s Corner, we went through how Airbus can offer an Ultra Long Haul (ULH) aircraft to Singapore Airlines by increasing the Maximum Take-Off Weight of its A350-900, increasing the… Read More