Leeham News and Analysis
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Comparing the 737 and the A320: the story continues
The war of words between Airbus and Boeing continues over the A320 and the 737, with each company boasting its airplanes are better than the competitors. The competing positions were evident in the pre-Paris Air Show briefings from… Read More
Odds and Ends: A350 pressures Boeing for 777X; the future of flight; FAA and 787; “one Boeing”
A350 Pressures Boeing: With the first flight of the Airbus A350 now scheduled for tomorrow (instead of today), Bloomberg News reports that the pressure is increased on Boeing to go forward with the 777X. The future of flight:… Read More
Odds and Ends: Evolution of the airline logo; Boeing 20 year forecast updated
Airline Logos: Mary Kirby posted this one. A bit off our usual beaten path, but we find this quite interesting. Speaking of airline logos: We just completed a series of flights on US Airways and asked in-flight and… Read More
Leahy skeptical of Boeing plan to add 737 seats, vows to maintain 60% share of neo-MAX sector
Airbus’ chief operating officer-customers, John Leahy, dismisses the idea that Boeing can add more seats to its 737 family to gain competitiveness over the A320 family. In a press briefing in advance of the air show discussing the… Read More
Wide-body airplanes get plenty of attention at IATA; Leahy comments on 777X, A350 and A380
The 69th AGM of IATA just concluded at Cape Town, South Africa, and wide-body aircraft drew a lot of focus in these articles from Bloomberg News and Reuters. We spoke with John Leahy at the end of the… Read More