Leeham News and Analysis
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Leeham News and Analysis
- 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
- Focus on quality not slowing innovation, says GKN April 18, 2024
We’re off to the Paris Air Show
Today is Thursday and we are on our way to the Paris Air Show. First up on the schedule is the EADS/Airbus media day on Saturday, with a briefing that is expected to unveil the changes we previously… Read More
Reports from the Airbus neo event
Our partner at AirInsight, Addison Schonland, has posted additional reports from his attendance to the Airbus neo event April 5. Tom Williams, EVP briefing. John Leahy’s briefing. This is different than the one-on-one interview Addison had. Keeping the… Read More
Airbus, the NEO program and an interview with John Leahy
Airbus held a media day today about the A320neo; we were scheduled to go to Toulouse for this event but circumstances required we stay in Seattle, so our partner at AirInsight, Addison Schonland, made the journey. He obtained… Read More
USAF Cadets work on tanker fuel burn reduction, and other things
US Air Force Cadets are designing wing refinements for the aging fleet of Boeing KC-135R tankers to improve fuel efficiency by 8%, reports CleanTechnica.com. Why a bunch of cadets? Perhaps because the US Air Force Academy in Colorado… Read More