July 21, 2015: The London Sunday Times created a stir over the weekend when it headlined an interview with Airbus Commercial CEO Fabrice Bregier that Airbus “commits” to an A380neo project. Drilling down into the story and checking… Read More
July 8, 2015: Bloomberg News interviewed Jim McNerney, then-CEO of The Boeing Co., June 15 at the Paris Air Show. (McNerney relinquished his CEO title a week later to Dennis Muilenburg.) Although McNerney got it wrong on the… Read More
Airbus A380neo not yet a project
July 21, 2015: The London Sunday Times created a stir over the weekend when it headlined an interview with Airbus Commercial CEO Fabrice Bregier that Airbus “commits” to an A380neo project. Drilling down into the story and checking… Read More
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Posted on July 21, 2015 by Scott Hamilton
Airbus, Dubai Air Show, Emirates Airlines, Leeham News and Comment, Qatar Airways, Rolls-Royce
A380, A380neo, Airbus, Dubai Air Show, Emirates Airline, Fabrice Bregier, Qatar Airways, Rolls-Royce, Rolls-Royce Advance engine
Options for Singapore Airlines to operate direct flights to the US.
By Bjorn Fehrm Subscription required. July 20, 2015 © Leeham Co. Last week week we wrote about how Singapore Airlines is in talks with Airbus and Boeing to find a suitable solution for its Ultra-Long Haul airplane needs…. Read More
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Posted on July 20, 2015 by Bjorn Fehrm
Airbus, Boeing, Emirates Airlines, Qatar Airways
777, 777-300ER, 777X, 787, A330, A350, A350-1000, Airbus, Boeing
Bjorn’s Corner: hot summer, hot engines
17 July 2015, ©. Leeham Co: It is summer in south of Europe and we have had over 30°C/86°F for weeks. It makes one realize the conditions where the engines have to work over their flat rating point in… Read More
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Posted on July 17, 2015 by Bjorn Fehrm
Airlines, Bjorn's Corner, CFM, Emirates Airlines, GE Aviation, International Aero Engines, Pratt & Whitney
737, 737 MAX, A320, A320NEO, Airbus, Boeing, CFM, Emirates Airline, IAE, Tom Clark
Airbus in talks with Singapore for ultra-long range airplane; “A350-900LR” likely
July 14, 2015 © Leeham Co. Singapore Airlines is in talks with Airbus and Boeing about an Ultra-Long Haul airplane that can fly from Singapore to the US non-stop. The talks were first reported by Bloomberg News June… Read More
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Posted on July 14, 2015 by Scott Hamilton
Airbus, Airlines, Boeing
777-200LR, 777-8, 777LR, A350-900, A350-900LR, Airbus, Boeing, Singapore Airlines
Bjorn’s Corner: Electrical flight, how real?
10 July 2015, ©. Leeham Co: We have just witnessed the first solar electrical aircraft, Solar Impulse 2, cross the ocean from Tokyo to Hawaii. Today, Friday, Airbus Group will cross the English Channel with a battery powered… Read More
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Posted on July 10, 2015 by Bjorn Fehrm
Airbus, Bjorn's Corner, EADS, Eco-Aviation, Future aircraft
Airbus, Airbus Group, E-Fan, Eco-Aviation, Solar Impulse
Mid-Year pause: warning signs for Airbus and Boeing?
Subscription required. Introduction July 9, 2015, © Leeham Co. At the half way point of 2015, there are a number of signs emerging that require some interpretation. Some are signs of caution. Others are Go Slow. Summary China’s… Read More
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Posted on July 9, 2015 by Scott Hamilton
Airbus, Boeing, China, Paris Air Show, Premium
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Boeing’s McNerney on 787 costs, obsoleting airplanes
July 8, 2015: Bloomberg News interviewed Jim McNerney, then-CEO of The Boeing Co., June 15 at the Paris Air Show. (McNerney relinquished his CEO title a week later to Dennis Muilenburg.) Although McNerney got it wrong on the… Read More
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Posted on July 8, 2015 by Scott Hamilton
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737-700, 737-800, 777-200ER, 787, A318, A319, A320, Airbus, Boeing, ExIm Bank, Jim McNerney
Boeing in line for large freighter order
July 8, 2015, © Leeham Co.: Boeing may be close to a large cargo airplane deal that could solve several near-term problems, Leeham News and Comment has learned. It’s not the 747-8F and the 777F may play only a… Read More
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Posted on July 8, 2015 by Scott Hamilton
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767-300F, 777F, A300-600, Airbus, Boeing, Dennis Muilenburg, FedEx, Jim McNerney, MD-10, MD-11
Airbus, Boeing YTD orders assessed (Update)
Update, July 8: In our original post, we omitted 44 Boeing 737NGs from the YTD firm orders. The charts and text have been updated to reflect this information. July 7, 2015, © Leeham Co. Airbus pulled ahead of… Read More
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Posted on July 7, 2015 by Scott Hamilton
Airbus, Airlines, Boeing, China, Paris Air Show
737 MAX, 737 MAX 200, 777-300ER, 787, A321NEO, A330ceo, A350, Airbus, Boeing, Korean Air Lines, Volga=Dnepr, Wizz Air
Pontifications: ExIm reform
July 6, 2015, © Leeham Co. The US ExIm Bank authorization expired last week. As readers know, I’m a strong advocate of renewal of the authorization. Boeing, and other companies, hope reauthorization can be achieved this month. I won’t… Read More
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Posted on July 6, 2015 by Scott Hamilton
Airbus, Boeing, Bombardier, CFM, CSeries, Delta Air Lines, Embraer, Emirates Airlines, Pontifications, Pratt & Whitney, United Airlines
Airbus, Boeing, Delta Air Lines, Emirates Airline, Etihad Airways, ExIm Bank, Judson Rollins, SkyWriter Aviation, Southwest Airlines, United Airlines
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