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Airbus begins “stuffing” A220 to speed assembly, cut costs
By Scott Hamilton Sept. 28, 2021, © Leeham News: Airbus is streamlining some of its production of the A220 to reduce costs and the time to assemble the airplanes at its Montreal and Mobile plants. Florent Massou, the… Read More
Airbus presents their CityAirbus UAM
By Bjorn Fehrm September 21, 2021, ©. Leeham News: Airbus helicopter division presented their entry for the UAM market today at the Airbus 2021 Summit in Toulouse. It was a presentation of a vehicle and ecosystem that has… Read More
777X demand grows ever less certain
Subscription Required By the Leeham News Team Introduction Sep. 6, 2021, © Leeham News: As Boeing slogs through an increasingly deep obstacle path to getting its beleaguered 777X into service, questions are growing around the airplane’s true demand… Read More
The single-aisle freighters, 737-800BCF versus A320P2F.
Subscription Required By Bjorn Fehrm Introduction September 2, 2021, © Leeham News: In our series about freighters, we now look at domestic single-aisle freighters based on the Boeing 737-800 and the Airbus A320. The 737-800BCF is the follow-on… Read More
The factory freighters, Boeing’s 767-300F versus Airbus’ A330-200F
Subscription Required By Bjorn Fehrm Introduction August 26, 2021, © Leeham News: In our series about freighters, we try to understand why the Boeing 767 factory freighter, the 767-300F, has outsold the Airbus entry, the A330-200F, six to… Read More
Aircraft replacement conundra
Subscription Required By Vincent Valery Introduction Credit: Delta Air Lines Aug. 23, 2021, © Leeham News: Boeing has been studying the launch of a clean-sheet aircraft design for more than a decade. In light of the lingering effects… Read More
The P2F freighters, 757-200P2F versus A321P2F.
Subscription Required By Bjorn Fehrm Introduction August 19, 2021, © Leeham News: In our series about freighters, we now look at domestic freighters based on the Boeing 757-200 and the Airbus A321. The 757-200 is a popular Passenger… Read More
An Update on Airbus, Boeing Orders at Risk
Subscription Required By Vincent Valery Introduction Aug. 16, 2021, © Leeham News: As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic and delays in the re-certification of the 737 MAX, Boeing lost a large number of 737 MAX orders in… Read More