June 20, 2016, © Leeham Co.: Airbus officials canceled the annual August vacations in Europe for the A320 and A350 production lines. The A320neo and A350-900 are backing up on the delivery lines because of supplier issues with the… Read More
Posted on June 20, 2016 by Scott Hamilton
Airbus, Boeing, Bombardier, CSeries, Pontifications, Pratt & Whitney
737, 737 MAX, 737-7, 737-7.5, 777 Classic, 777X, A320NEO, A330, A350, A350-900, A380, Airbus, Boeing, Bombardier, CSeries, GTF, Pratt & Whitney, WestJet, Zodiac
By Bjorn Fehrm Subscription required Introduction June 6, 2016, ©. Leeham Co: In January last year I had a discussion with Airbus CEO Fabrice Bregier regarding the innovation level at Airbus. The background to the discussion was that… Read More
Posted on June 6, 2016 by Bjorn Fehrm
By Bjorn Fehrm Subscription required Introduction June 1, 2016, ©. Leeham Co: With the large aircraft development programs being on the way to fade out and give way to incremental improvement programs, Airbus is shifting its focus onto making… Read More
Posted on June 1, 2016 by Bjorn Fehrm
Subscription Required. Introduction May 26, 2016, © Leeham Co.: A softening of trans-Atlantic air traffic, with declining yields and passenger demand, raises anew concerns that there is an oversupply and over-ordering of twin-aisle aircraft. Air Lease Corp. addressed… Read More
Posted on May 26, 2016 by Scott Hamilton
Airbus, Airlines, Boeing, Delta Air Lines, Premium
747-8, 757-200W, 767-300ER, 777 Classic, 777X, 787, A330, A350, A380, Aeroflot, Air Lease Corp., Airbus, Boeing, Delta Air Lines, Egyptair, Hong Kong Airlines, Icelandair, John Plueger, Kingfisher Airlines, Lufthansa Airlines, MS804, Norwegian Air Shuttle, Steven Udvar-Hazy, WestJet
By Bjorn Fehrm in Tokyo May 18, 2016, ©. Leeham Co: The CEO of All Nippon Airways (ANA) Osamu Shinobe opened the 2016 International Society of Transport Aircraft Trading (ISTAT) conference in Tokyo today, in front of some 700 delegates…. Read More
May 10, 2016: Airbus and Boeing split the leads for orders year-to-date through April 30 (May 2), following the monthly total released today by Airbus. Airbus led in wide-body orders by a wide margin. Boeing thumped Airbus in… Read More
29April 2016, ©. Leeham Co: With the order by Delta Air Lines, the Bombardier C Series has taken the step up to be a viable alternative to Airbus’ and Boeing’s single aisle 130-150 seat aircraft. In my description of… Read More
Posted on April 29, 2016 by Bjorn Fehrm
By Bjorn Fehrm 28 April 2016, ©. Leeham Co: Airbus Group has had a slow start to 2016. Deliveries of A320neo, A350 and A400M are slowed by problems with engine and cabin suppliers. Only 127 aircraft were delivered out… Read More
Posted on April 28, 2016 by Bjorn Fehrm
April 4, 2016, © Leeham Co.: Boeing’s plans to reduce head count at Boeing Commercial Airplanes by 8,000 jobs this year dominated the news last week. Comparing employment figures with Airbus Commercial shows this reduction isn’t nearly enough. BCA… Read More
Posted on April 4, 2016 by Scott Hamilton
air force tanker, Airbus, Boeing, IAM 751, International Association of Machinists, Pontifications
737-9, 747-8, 757, 777 Classic, 777X, 787, A321NEO, A380, A400M, Airbus, Boeing, Flight International, KC-46A, Lion Air, Puget Sound Business Journal, Randy Tinseth, Ray Conner, Richard Aboulafia, Seattle Times, Steve Trimble, Steve Wilhelm, Teal Group
Subscription Required Introduction Boeing 777. Photo via Google images. March 28, 2016, © Leeham Co.: A downturn in the order cycle, low fuel prices and backlogs extending to 2020 and beyond combine to reduce the likelihood of much… Read More
Posted on March 28, 2016 by Scott Hamilton