Leeham News and Analysis
There's more to real news than a news release.
Do the Boeing 787 sums add up?
By Bjorn Fehrm Subscription required. Introduction Oct. 19, 2015, ©. Leeham Co: Boeing presents its Q3 2015 results on Wednesday. This is a hotly awaited presentation, as analysts then will get another data point in their quest to understand… Read More
Bjorn’s Corner: Increasing an aircraft’s range
16 October 2015, ©. Leeham Co: Airbus announced this week how it made an Ultra Long Haul (ULH) aircraft out of the long haul A350-900. The resulting A350-900ULR (Ultra Long Range) enables Singapore Airlines to reopen the famous… Read More
Delta Air sees 777 surplus developing
Subscription required. Oct. 14, 2015, © Leeham Co.: Delta Air Lines sees a major surplus of young Boeing 777s developing in the near term as key operators plan to let the aircraft go from leases or retirements. The looming… Read More
Qantas robbed of longest flight by Emirates and then Singapore airlines
By Bjorn Fehrm Oct. 14 2015, ©. Leeham Co: The planned “Flight 21” of Singapore Airlines between Singapore and New York would rob Qantas Airways of the title of flying the longest direct flight in the world come 2018…. Read More
Analysis: Airbus A350 production and accounting strategy
By Bjorn Fehrm Subscription required. Introduction Oct. 12 2015, ©. Leeham Co: Airbus is ramping up the A350 program at a rather slow pace. For the first year of production, 2015, it plans 15 deliveries and “a little more… Read More
Airbus and Boeing swing it out at ISTAT Europe 2015
By Bjorn Fehrm 07 October 2015, ©. Leeham Co: This year’s ISTAT Europe conference had been characterized by a “Steady as you go” ambiance until the traditional match between Airbus and Boeing on “Large aircraft segment” panel got… Read More
Airbus A350-900ULR enables Singapore Airlines to reopen Singapore-New York
By Scott Hamilton and Bjorn Fehrm Oct. 13 2015, ©. Leeham Co: Airbus and Singapore Airlines have launched the A350-900 ultra long range, the specifications for which we estimated in July beginning with the first of four articles. The A350-900ULR… Read More
Share this:
69 Comments
Posted on October 13, 2015 by Scott Hamilton
Airbus, Airlines, Leeham News and Comment
A340-500, A350-900, A350ULR, Airbus, Cathay Pacific Airways, Singapore Airlines