Leeham News and Analysis
There's more to real news than a news release.
Ethiopian 787 fire: the day after
Update, 12n PDT: The British Air Accident Investigation Board has issued its first press release. No apparent connection to the APU or batteries, but otherwise a standard we’re-working-on-it statement. Unrelated to Ethiopian: Fascinating animations of the Asiana Flt… Read More
Odds and Ends: easyJet’s ‘neutral’ engine; Airbus, Boeing futures in Puget Sound
easyJet’s ‘neutral’ engine: We were amused at the Airbus photo release concerning easyJet firming up its orders for 100 A320neos, announced at the Paris Air Show. In the past, aviation geeks scrutinized the photos to see what engines… Read More
Fuel burn A320 v 737
While on our SAS flight from Longyearbyen to Oslo, we browsed the SAS magazine airplane descriptions and it contained fuel burn per seat in litres for each fleet type. SAS operates the 319/320/321 and 737-600/700/800. Seating is as… Read More
Airbus comes up for air, responds to Boeing’s Form 41 reliance
Airbus came up for air from the Paris Air Show and provided this response on the DOT Form 41 debate. Readers can now compare closely Boeing’s response to our queries with the Airbus response and draw their own… Read More
Paris Air Show wrap; and other Odds and Ends
It’s over and here are the Airbus and Boeing press releases, followed by some Odds and Ends: Airbus books almost US$70 billion at Paris Air Show 2013 · 466 Airbus aircraft orders & commitments across all product families;… Read More
Boeing’s future in Puget Sound, Washington–maybe Airbus, too
Yesterday we opined that the Boeing “exodus” from Washington State is a tad overblown so far. Here’s why we think so. As long as the airplane programs are derivatives of in-production aircraft, Puget Sound’s place in aerospace is… Read More
Boeing’s “exodus” from Washington State a tad overblown–so far
Boeing has been eliminating thousands of jobs–union jobs–in Washington State and moving them to other states–non-union states. Boeing won’t say where it will assemble the 777X. Nor will it say where it will assemble the 787-10. So, predictably,… Read More