Leeham News and Analysis
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Odds and Ends from Boeing, Textron, China and the US DOT
By the Leeham News and AIN Teams July 30, 2025, © Leeham News: It’s time for a few odds and ends in aerospace. Boeing and tariffs. Textron and the small cargo airplane SkyCourier. China certifies the first eVTOL…. Read More
Can airlines internally rapidly reduce CO2 and delays?
Subscription Required By Michael Baiada Special to Leeham News Michael Baiada July 31, 2023, © Leeham News: Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF), battery- or hydrogen-powered airplanes, eVTOLS and Advanced Air Mobility vehicles get all the headlines when it comes… Read More
Environment and aviation, a gap between aspirations and reality
Subscription Required By Vincent Valery Introduction Jan. 20, 2020, © Leeham News: Talks about climate change and the need to reduce human-induced carbon emissions are nowadays a daily occurrence in Western media. After years of faster-than-trend growth in… Read More
A simple solution to congested skies
By Dan Catchpole Danieljcatchpole[at]gmail[dot]com Subscription Required Introduction Feb. 14, 2019, ©. Leeham News: Flight delays cost the airline industry Traffic back ups are increasing–so much so that Airbus has invested in improving air traffic management to avoid congestion… Read More
Bjorn’s Corner: Transponders, the kingpin of safe air navigation, Part 2
May 27, 2016, ©. Leeham Co: In last week’s Corner, I started to describe how the aircraft Transponder grew out of the military IFF and how it gradually became a very important part of current Air Traffic… Read More