Leeham News and Analysis
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Leeham News and Analysis
- Solid start for stand-alone GE Aerospace despite cuts to LEAP output April 23, 2024
- SPEEA, Boeing at impasse over safety program, union says April 23, 2024
- Better transparency needed on Boeing’s 1Q earnings call April 22, 2024
- Bjorn’s Corner: New engine development. Part 4. Propulsive efficiency April 19, 2024
- Boeing unlikely to meet FAA’s 90-day deadline for new safety program April 18, 2024
EADS-Airbus investors forum
EADS and Airbus wrapped a two-day investors forum today. The PDF slide presentations are up on the web; the actual webcasts apparently won’t be posted until next week. There is a enormous amount of information to slog through,… Read More
“I (heart) A380”
People in the aviation business have a warped sense of humor (except for one aerospace company, apparently, which could be characterized as the Grinch of Aerospace). At the Paris Air Show, Airbus planned a big roll-out of its… Read More
Odds and Ends at the Paris Air Show, Day 3
Odds and Ends at the Paris Air Show, Day 3 John Leahy, COO-Customers for Airbus, says that after CFM re-jigged the LEAP engine with a larger fan and the seventh LPT stage, has brought the engine to parity… Read More
Odds and ends: A350-1000, A380 orders coming; NLRB action starts today
A350-1000: We broke the international news that Airbus and Rolls-Royce were going to modify the design of the A350-1000 to increase the range of the airplane. Now, the ever-thorough Flight Global has this story with a fair amount… Read More
We’re back, looking at the WTO’s ruling on Airbus case
While we were gone, the WTO issued its ruling on the Airbus case, which was appealed by both sides. There’s been plenty post-ruling analyses written already, and since we’re nearly a week later, we’re not going to add… Read More
First 747-8I rolled out
Boeing rolled out the first 747-8I Sunday (Feb. 13) in pomp and ceremonies that were foregone with the rollout a few years ago of the freighter version. Here is some of the news coverage: Seattle Times Seattle PI… Read More
Updates on Airbus, Boeing events
Aviation Week has this long and detailed story about the Airbus A380/Qantas engine failure. Qantas A380s remain grounded indefinitely. KING 5 (NBC, Seattle) has this account of the Boeing 787 fire. KIRO TV (CBS, Seattle) has this item… Read More
Airbus has its challenges, too
While headlines have understandably been focused on Boeing this week, Airbus has its problems, too. The Qantas A380 Rolls-Royce Trent 900 engine uncontained failure continues to generate news stories. The QF 32 flight details still are emerging, and… Read More