Subscription Required Introduction Sept. 17, 2015, © Leeham Co., Mobile (AL): Tom Enders, the chairman and CEO of Airbus Group, is “confident” engine makers can accommodate single-aisle airplane production ramp-ups being considered by Airbus and Boeing. CFM makes… Read More
Airbus ‘confident’ engine makers can ramp up production
Subscription Required Introduction Sept. 17, 2015, © Leeham Co., Mobile (AL): Tom Enders, the chairman and CEO of Airbus Group, is “confident” engine makers can accommodate single-aisle airplane production ramp-ups being considered by Airbus and Boeing. CFM makes… Read More
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Posted on September 17, 2015 by Scott Hamilton
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737 MAX, A320NEO, A380, A400M, air force tanker, Airbus, Airbus Group, Boeing, CFM, Fabrice Bregier, John Leahy, KC-46A, KC-X, Pratt & Whitney, SkyMark, Tom Enders, Transaero, USAF, Virgin Atlantic Airways
A320 FAL “good for US aerospace,” says Airbus
Sept. 16, 2015, © Leeham Co., Mobile (AL): The opening of the Airbus A320 Final Assembly Line here achieves a major set of goals set by the company 10 years ago for its own strategic purposes, but… Read More
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Posted on September 16, 2015 by Scott Hamilton
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717, A320 final assembly line, A321ceo, Airbus, Airbus Mobile, Boeing, CFM, David L. Williams, McDonnell Douglas, MD-11, MD-95, Pacific Northwest Aerospace Alliance, PNAA, Pratt & Whitney
New single aisles on home stretch
By Bjorn Fehrm 16 Sep 2015, © Leeham Co.: Boeing released pictures yesterday of the first 737 MAX 8 being on the Renton Final Assembly Line (FAL) having completed the wing-to-body joins. With the Airbus A320neo now flying again… Read More
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Posted on September 16, 2015 by Bjorn Fehrm
Airbus, Bjorn's Corner, Boeing, Bombardier, CFM, CSeries, Pratt & Whitney
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Airbus Mobile FAL a victory for CEO Enders
Sept. 14, 2015, © Leeham Co., Mobile (AL): The opening of the Airbus Mobile (AL) A320 Final Assembly Line (FAL) is viewed by some close associates as a personal victory for Tom Enders, the chief executive officer of… Read More
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Posted on September 14, 2015 by Scott Hamilton
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A320, A320 final assembly plant, air force tanker, Airbus, Airbus Mobile, Boeing, KC-330. KC-767, KC-X, Tom Enders
Pontifications: Boeing view of market conditions today
Sept. 14, 2015, © Leeham Co.: Randy Tinseth, Boeing’s VP Marketing, spoke with Bernstein Research last week on a variety of topics. In a note issued after the conversation, analyst Douglas Harned reported: “Boeing views the 140 orders to… Read More
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Posted on September 14, 2015 by Scott Hamilton
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Airbus FAL in Mobile (AL), Part 2
Sept. 13, 2015, (c) Leeham Co., Mobile (AL): The new Airbus Final Assembly Line (FAL) opening today here will serve the US market, a plan that follows the philosophy when the company opened an FAL in Tianjin, China… Read More
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Posted on September 13, 2015 by Scott Hamilton
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A321s in Airbus Mobile FAL
Sept, 13, 2015, (c) Leeham Co., Mobile (AL): The first two A321ceos are on the Final Assembly Line (FAL) at the new Airbus plant here in Mobile (AL). JetBlue is scheduled to take the first delivery in the… Read More
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Posted on September 13, 2015 by Scott Hamilton
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Bjorn’s Corner: Production costs.
11 September 2015, © Leeham Co: In connection with our articles, there a numerous reader discussions around the development and production costs of new aircraft families. It’s not easy to understand how these costs arise, how they are… Read More
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Posted on September 11, 2015 by Bjorn Fehrm
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Embraer faces new challenge from MRJ90
Part 2 Sept. 10, 2015, © Leeham Co. Embraer is the dominant producer of commercial aircraft in the 70-125 seat sector, having overtaken Bombardier in the last decade following the development and 2004 introduction of the E-Jet. Bombardier’s CRJ… Read More
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Posted on September 10, 2015 by Scott Hamilton
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Embraer CEO sees opportunity for 100-seaters in USA
Part 1 Sept. 9, 2015, © Leeham Co.: The chief executive officer of Embraer’s commercial aircraft unit believes a trend might be emerging for US major airlines to directly operate 100- and plus-100 seat aircraft (and below the… Read More
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Posted on September 9, 2015 by Scott Hamilton
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