Leeham News and Analysis
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So’s your old man
More mirthful back-and-forth between Boeing and EADS. Boeing today fired off a rebuttal ad to the EADS “Get Real” ad published right after it got back into the KC-X tanker competition. Boeing also posted this message on its… Read More
Hoisted on own petard?
Update, May 19: With all the references in Comments about the GAO ruling, we are linking the 150+ page report here, courtesy of Sgt. Mac: GAO KC-X 2008 Protest Update, May 17, 4:30PM PDT: Reuters has this story… Read More
Why aren’t they talking about the airplane?
In the previous post, we talk about the WTO issue being pursued by Boeing and its supporters. In this post we ask, “Why aren’t they talking about their airplane?” This is about the strangest marketing campaign we’ve ever… Read More
Playing with fire
The renewed effort by Boeing and its supporters to focus on the WTO ruling against Airbus on illegal subsidies in the KC-X competition (see preceding post) is playing with fire. The hyperbole by Washington State’s Members of Congress… Read More
KC-X’s latest twist: Contract after the election
Update, May 5: The Pentagon denied the Defense News story. Here’s Defense News’ own report. Original Post: In a move that probably surprises no one, the Defense Department says it will issue the contract for the KC-X on… Read More
787, A350 “way over-ordered,” says UBS
In an analysis that might create heartburn for any number of people at any number of levels, David Strauss and his aerospace team at UBS Securities issued a report Tuesday (April 27) that concludes the next-generation of airplanes–the… Read More