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777F, 747-8F orders help former’s bridge, solidify Boeing as freighter king

Subscription Required Introduction Aug. 6, 2018, © Leeham News: The surge of orders at the Farnborough Air Show for Boeing 777 and 747-8 freighters is welcome news for Boeing, which still had production gaps to bridge between the… Read More

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 Posted on August 6, 2018 by

 Airbus, Boeing, Emirates Airlines, Farnborough Air Show, Premium, Qatar Airways

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Pontifications: Supply chain meltdown

Aug. 6, 2018 © Leeham News: It happened to Airbus. It sort of happened to Boeing. It was bound to happen in a much bigger way to Boeing, and it has. Some 40 737s are now sitting around… Read More

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 Airbus, Boeing, Bombardier, CFM, CSeries, Pontifications, Pratt & Whitney, Qatar Airways, Rolls-Royce

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Will increasing fuel prices revitalize new aircraft sales?

By Bjorn Fehrm Subscription Required Introduction August 2, 2018, © Leeham News.: As outlined in our Monday article the changing fuel price is affecting fleet plans. With increasing cost of fuel one would expect the airlines to order… Read More

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 Posted on August 2, 2018 by

 Airbus, Boeing, Premium

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Rising fuel prices hit earnings, but there’s a silver lining for OEMs

Subscription Required Introduction July 30, 2018, © Leeham Co.: Fuel prices are spiking and it’s already causing airlines to adjust growth and fleet plans. But rising fuel prices could mean orders for slow-selling aircraft might pick up. Still,… Read More

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 Posted on July 30, 2018 by

 Airbus, Airlines, Boeing, Bombardier, CSeries, Embraer, Premium

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Pontifications: thyssenkrupp’s international expansion

July 30, 2018, © Leeham News: thyssenkrupp, the German supplier, is a mouthful to say. Even its name is different, using the small “t” rather than a capital “T”. Being from Chicago, I suitably butchered it when I… Read More

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 Posted on July 30, 2018 by

 Airbus, Boeing, Bombardier, Farnborough Air Show, Pontifications

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Airbus posts strong earnings; ‘hell of a ride’ ahead, says CEO

By Dan Catchpole July 26, 2018, © Leeham News: Airbus posted strong earnings for the year’s second quarter, thanks to better profitability on its A350 and A320 programs. Investors rewarded the news by pushing Airbus share prices to… Read More

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 Posted on July 26, 2018 by

 AirAsia, Airbus, Bombardier, CSeries, Farnborough Air Show, Pratt & Whitney, Uncategorized

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Leahy, Kirby headline “Plane Truths” conference in Chicago Sept. 11-12

July 24, 2018, © Leeham News: John Leahy, who retired in January after 33 years at Airbus, and Scott Kirby, president of United Airlines, headline the Leeham Co. and Airfinance Journal conference, Plane Truths: The Next 12 Months,… Read More

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 Posted on July 24, 2018 by

 Airbus, Airfinance Journal, Boeing, Bombardier, Embraer, Leeham Co., New Midmarket Aircraft, NMA

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More than 1,000 orders, commitments from Farnborough

July 23, 2018: More than 1,000 new orders and commitments were announced at the Farnborough Air Show last week, a final tally shows. The value was more than $128bn. Credit Suisse issued its post-air show note today with… Read More

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 Posted on July 23, 2018 by

 Airbus, ATR, Boeing, Bombardier, Comac, Embraer, Farnborough Air Show

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First mover or not, that is the question: A321XLR vs NMA

Subscription Required Introduction July 23, 2018, © Leeham News: First mover or not first mover, that is the question. In a pre-Farnborough Air Show interview with another publication, Airbus Group CEO Tom Enders said Airbus had the advantage… Read More

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 Airbus, Airlines, Boeing, Farnborough Air Show, Middle of the Market, MOM, New Midmarket Aircraft, NMA, Premium

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Pontifications: Digital transformation picks up steam

July 23, 2018, © Leeham News, Farnborough: Digital technology, Blockchain, Artificial Intelligence, Digital Thread and Digital Factory technologies continue to gain momentum for aerospace production as companies throughout the supply chain strive to cut costs. The consulting firm… Read More

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 Posted on July 23, 2018 by

 Airbus, Farnborough Air Show, Pontifications

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