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Will the A220 drive the trans-Atlantic fragmentation to smaller jets?
By Bjorn Fehrm Subscription required Introduction August 8, 2019, ©. Leeham News: Airbus announced a hike of the Gross Weight of the A220 by 5,000lb at the Paris Air Show in June. It will be available for aircraft… Read More
Bjorn’s Corner: Fly by steel or electrical wire, Part 2
July 25, 2019, ©. Leeham News: In our series about classical flight controls (“fly by steel wire”) and Fly-By-Wire (FBW or “fly by electrical wire”) this week we cover the difference in system infrastructure the two controls methods… Read More
How much of an NMA market will the Airbus A321XLR capture, Part 3?
By Bjorn Fehrm Subscription Required Introduction August 1, 2019, © Leeham News: We wrap up our study of what part of an NMA market the Airbus A321XLR could capture with looking at the difference in available engine technology… Read More
Bjorn’s Corner: Fly by steel or electrical wire?
July 25, 2019, ©. Leeham News: Last week’s Corner which dealt with Airbus’ issue with an updated A321neo Fly By Wire (FBW) and how it was unrelated to the issue of the Boeing 737 MAX, gives a good… Read More
How much of an NMA market will the Airbus A321XLR capture? Part 2
By Bjorn Fehrm Subscription Required Introduction July 25, 2019, © Leeham News: We continue our discussion from last week of what part of an NMA market the Airbus A321XLR would capture. We started the study by comparing the… Read More
Bjorn’s Corner: Airbus’ A321neo has a pitch-up issue (now with a second update)
July 19, 2019, ©. Leeham News: The European Aviation Safety Agency EASA has issued an Air Worthiness Directive (AD) to instruct operators of the Airbus A321neo of a Pitch instability issue. EASA writes “excessive pitch attitude can occur… Read More
How much of an NMA market will the Airbus A321XLR capture?
By Bjorn Fehrm Subscription Required Introduction July 18, 2019, © Leeham News: Airbus’ new A321XLR is labeled as an Boeing NMA killer. It shall, with its capability to fly the same routes as the NMA, nibble away on… Read More