Leeham News and Analysis
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Leeham News and Analysis
- 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
- Boeing defends 787, 777 against whistleblower charges April 17, 2024
- Dissecting Boeing CEO’s statement next new airplane will cost $50bn April 15, 2024
Press coverage of the tanker award
Here are some interesting articles about the tanker award to Northrop Grumman: From the Everett Herald, a look at the new Alabama aerospace center. From Europe’s AFP news service, US legislators blast award; From the Chicago Tribune, Boeikng… Read More
What does the Northrop win mean?
Every aerospace analyst surveyed by Bloomberg a week ago figured Boeing would win this competition. We did, too. So what happened? In the end, it came down to what we have been saying all along: did the Air… Read More
USAF changes specs, may taint process
Incredibly, Reuters reported yesterday that the Air Force changed its criteria at the last minute in the KC-X program that lowered the score of the Northrop Grumman KC-30 proposal. The Mobile Press-Register reports that Boeing’s KC-767 score was… Read More
Dodging a bullet
Boeing dodged a bullet when a court refused to let a discrimination lawsuit go forward, but the bullet missed two targets: the discrimination itself but also perhaps the tanker contract. We’re told that under federal rules, Boeing could… Read More