Tipping point for supply/demand? We don’t think so

Subscription Required Introduction April 28, 2015, c. Leeham Co. Goldman Sachs over the weekend issued a research note, Is the new aircraft supply/demand equation nearing a tipping point? GS cited the recent United and American airlines actions involving… Read More

Can PIPs bring the A380 what Emirates Airlines wants?

By Bjorn Fehrm Subscription required. Introduction 26 April 2015, C. Leeham Co: With Emirates Airlines deciding for Rolls-Royce Trent 900 engines for its 50 new A380s and admitting that it would accept that this could be for all… Read More

Bjorn’s Corner: Training for airline flying

  Introduction 16 April 2015, C. Leeham Co: As described last week, I was asked if I wanted to fly an modern airliner later in the spring and you can guess my answer! Having accepted the challenge, it was… Read More

Rolls-Royce displaces Engine Alliance for Emirates A380 order

Rolls-Royce, in a major upset, won the Emirates Airlines order to power 50 Airbus A380s ordered in November 2013. The win displaces Engine Alliance, which to now has been the sole-source provider for EK’s A380s. Two sources confirmed… Read More

Boeing 737 MAX: performance if engine has SFC shortfall

By Bjorn Fehrm Subscription required Introduction 14 April 2015, C. Leeham Co: There have been persistent reports that the CFM LEAP engines should be behind their fuel consumption targets. We commented on these rumors recently. It’s normal for… Read More

Pontifications: Wizz could be first face-off of 737 MAX 200 vs “A320neo 195”

April 13, 2015: A campaign that began last year between Airbus and Boeing for a large order of 100 airplanes at Europe’s Low Cost Carrier, Wizz Air, could be the first face off between the “A320neo 195” (our… Read More

Boeing MOM airliner; market coverage

By Bjorn Fehrm Subscription required. Introduction 12 April, 2015: In our study of the options for Boeing’s market study called Middle of the Market (MOM), we could conclude that the most likely aircraft to cover their 200-250 seat… Read More

Airbus to tout economy “Choice” at Hamburg interiors show

April 8, 2015: Airbus will unveil a new concept at the international Hamburg interiors convention next week call “Choice” for the economy cabin. The concept is intended to further segment the traveling public demand and increase revenue for… Read More

2030 decade airplanes need new shapes for better efficiency

Subscription Required. Now open to all readers. Introduction April 6, 2015, c. Leeham Co. The next 15 years may well be the last new airplane programs of major airliners that look like today’s tube-and-wing aircraft because demands for… Read More

Pratt & Whitney looks to MOM and beyond-Part 1

Subscription Required. Introduction April 2, 2015, c. Leeham Co.: Even as Pratt & Whitney prepares for the entry-into-service of its new Alan Epstein, vice president of technology and environment, Pratt & Whitney Geared Turbo Fan engine on the… Read More