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Redefining the 757 replacement: Requirement for the 225/5000 Sector, Part 3.

By Bjorn Fehrm Subscription required Introduction 04 March 2015, c. Leeham Co: In the first and second part of the article series around the need for a more capable solution for 180-240 seats and 5000 nautical miles, which… Read More

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 Posted on March 4, 2015 by

 Airbus, Airlines, Boeing, Future aircraft, Premium

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Production rates on single-aisles keep going up, up

Figure 1. Airbus and Boeing production rates for the A320 and 737 lines are going up as announced rates and rates under consideration go to lofty levels. Click on image to enlarge. Subscription Required Introduction March 3, 2015:… Read More

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 Posted on March 3, 2015 by

 Airbus, Boeing, Bombardier, Comac, CSeries, Embraer, Irkut, Premium

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Exclusive: CSeries performance better than guarantees, “favorable” to brochure; range better than advertised

March 3, 2015: c. Leeham Co. Flight test results for the Bombardier CSeries show that the economics of the airplane not only are meeting the economic and performance guarantees, they are “favorable” to the marketing brochures that have… Read More

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 Airbus, Boeing, Bombardier, CSeries

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CEO Interview: ATR chiefs says no 90-seater without Airbus support

March 3, 2015, c. Leeham Co: ATR, the turbo-prop OEM 50% owned by Airbus and 50% by Finmeccanica, wants to develop a new airplane to replace the venerable ATR 42/72 series that entered service in 1985 and 1989… Read More

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 Posted on March 3, 2015 by

 Airbus, ATR, Bombardier

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Redefining the 757 replacement: Requirement for the 225/5000 Sector, Part 2.

By Bjorn Fehrm Subscription required Introduction 01 March 2015, c. Leeham Co: In the first part of the article series around the need for a more capable solution for 180-240 seats and 5,000 nautical miles, we went through… Read More

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 Posted on March 1, 2015 by

 Airbus, Boeing, Premium, Rolls-Royce

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CS300 first flight

The first flight of the Bombardier CS300, the 149-160 version of the new generation aircraft, came off without a hitch on Feb. 27. The flight lasted five hours. The CS300 is a direct challenge to the Airbus A319ceo/neo… Read More

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 Posted on February 28, 2015 by

 Airbus, Boeing, Bombardier, CSeries

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Airbus Group 2014, analysis after press conference

By Bjorn Fehrm Munich 27 Feb. 2015: The team from Airbus Group that met the press in Munich today consisted of Tom Enders, Airbus Group Chief Executive Officer, Harald Wilhelm, Airbus Group Chief Financial Officer and Marwan Lahoud,… Read More

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 Posted on February 27, 2015 by

 Airbus, China, EADS

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Airbus Group publishes results for 2014

By Bjorn Fehrm Feb 27 2015: Airbus Group has released its 2014 results before a press conference in Munich later today. The group which is active in civil airliners, helicopters, defense and space posted the following results: Revenue… Read More

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 Posted on February 26, 2015 by

 Airbus, EADS

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Trip report: flying the A350 to Airbus Group annual press conference

By Bjorn Fehrm Introduction Feb. 26, 2015: As part of the invitation to cover Airbus group press conference in Munich on Feb. 27 where the annual results are presented, Airbus offered the journalists joining from South of France… Read More

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 Posted on February 26, 2015 by

 Airbus, Boeing

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Odds and Ends: CS300 first flight delayed; PW GTF; Boeing enters MidEast fray

CS300 first flight delayed: When Bombardier says it’s too cold for the CS300 first flight, you know it’s cold up in Montreal. It’s -21C at Mirabel (-6F) and partly cloudy, but that was too cold for the guests,… Read More

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 Posted on February 26, 2015 by

 Airbus, Boeing, Bombardier, CFM, CSeries, Pratt & Whitney

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