Nov. 30, 2015, © Leeham Co.: One month to go to the end of 2015. What’s left to come? The first Boeing 737 MAX is rolling out of the factory Dec. 8. For reasons that defy obvious explanation,… Read More
Posted on November 30, 2015 by Scott Hamilton
June 9, 2015, c. Leeham Co. Airlines want engine choices, not sole-source on airplanes, airlines said at the International Air Transport Assn. (IATA) Annual General Meeting in Miami Beach (FL). Sole-sourcing cost Boeing a major order for the… Read More
Posted on June 9, 2015 by Scott Hamilton
Subscription required. Introduction May 19, 2015, c. Leeham Co. United Airlines and mega-lessor AerCap announced last week UAL will lease up to 25 Airbus A319s, with deliveries from 2016-2021. The aircraft are currently leased to China Southern Airlines…. Read More
Posted on May 19, 2015 by Scott Hamilton
The closing panel at ISTAT is the popular lessors panel, an unscripted conversation and Q&A among the industry leaders. Lessors typically do not favor higher production rates at Airbus and Boeing.and pay close attention to market instability or… Read More
Posted on March 10, 2015 by Scott Hamilton
Subscription Required Introduction Nov. 30, 2014: Airlines now lease about 50% of their aircraft under a variety of mechanisms: operating, finance, leveraged and Islamic leases, just to name a few. There are operating leasing, special purpose and “house”… Read More
Posted on November 30, 2014 by Scott Hamilton
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This is one of the more odd items we’ve seen in a while. Southwest Airlines, the launch customer for the 737 MAX, believes that entry-into-service could be earlier than the current target of 4Q2017. Boeing would like to… Read More
Posted on February 27, 2012 by Scott Hamilton
Here is an expanded version of a story we did last week for Flight Global Pro. The refrain that Airbus and Boeing are over-producing the core-A320 and 737 programmes resurfaced with lessor AerCap in an interview with The… Read More
Posted on February 27, 2012 by Scott Hamilton
Airbus, Boeing, Bombardier, Comac, Embraer
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