Leeham News and Analysis
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Before handing $60bn to Boeing, consider this
By Scott Hamilton Commentary March 20, 2020, © Leeham News: Before the Trump Administration hands $60bn over to Boeing for its own purposes and to serve as a conduit to aid the supply chain, there are just one… Read More
Can the Airbus A321XLR fly trans-Oceanic routes?
By Bjorn Fehrm Subscription Required Introduction March 19, 2020, © Leeham News: Over the last weeks, we compared the Airbus A330-900 to the A350-900 when flying the long routes over the Pacific Ocean. Now we pose the question:… Read More
Boeing down sharply second day in a row. Airbus stock in similar decline
By Scott Hamilton March 12, 2020, © Leeham News: Boeing stock is in another sharp decline today. Yesterday, the stock fell 18%, to close under $200 for the first time since May 2017. Today, the stock was off… Read More
Does the new weight bump turn the A330-900 to a trans-Pacific aircraft? Part 2
By Bjorn Fehrm Subscription Required Introduction March 12, 2020, © Leeham News: We continue last week’s theme and compare Airbus’ new 251t variant of the A330-900 to the A350-900 in this article. We saw in the first article… Read More
Heard on the Ramp: Boeing has its 777X sales challenges; Airbus A330neo appears to be next
Heard on the Ramp We introduce today a new feature, Heard on the Ramp. This column contains news briefs LNA picks up in the market that aren’t expansive enough for stand-alone articles but which are items of interest…. Read More
European airline struggles add risk to 15% of Airbus, Boeing orders
By Judson Rollins Subscription Required Introduction Earlier this week, LNA examined the potential for a shakeout among European carriers as the coronavirus outbreak spreads to the continent. Five European countries now rank among the ten hardest hit –… Read More
Does the new weight bump turn the A330-900 to a trans-Pacific aircraft?
By Bjorn Fehrm Subscription Required Introduction March 5, 2020, © Leeham News: Airbus gave an update on their new 251t variant of the A330-900 this week. With a 251t Maximum Take Off Weight (MTOW), the former mid-ranger is… Read More
US imposed $22m in Airbus tariffs in 2019
By Scott Hamilton Exclusive March 3, 2020, © Leeham News: The US Customs and Border Patrol collected $277m in tariffs last year in connection with the Airbus trade war. But only $22.1m was from tariffs placed directly on… Read More
Airbus to deliver 251 tonnes version of A330-900 by mid-year
By Bjorn Fehrm March 3, 2020, ©. Leeham News: Airbus has started the additional flight testing needed to certify the 251t version of the A330-900. It needs to verify the handling of the aircraft at the higher weight… Read More
Grounding takes toll on Boeing 737 MAX investment desires
By Scott Hamilton March 2, 2020, © Leeham News, Austin (TX): A poll of people attending a major aerospace conference here today illustrates the hit Boeing took from the trouble with the 737 MAX. The audience was asked… Read More