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CSeries becomes Airbus A220-100 and A220-300

By Bjorn Fehrm July 10, 2018, © Leeham News.: Airbus launched its new A220 aircraft family today in Toulouse. The event took place at the Airbus Delivery Center at Blagnac airport with the World’s Media invited. The Bombardier… Read More

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 Posted on July 10, 2018 by

 Airbus, Bombardier, CSeries

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MRJ’s GTF flameout traced to manufacturing issue

Editor’s note: The Farnborough Air Show begins next week. Mitsubishi is expected to have a flying display of the MRJ90 at an international air show for the first time. This is the last of three stories from Mitsubishi’s… Read More

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 Posted on July 10, 2018 by

 Airbus, Bombardier, CSeries, Embraer, Irkut, Mitsubishi, Pratt & Whitney

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Boeing, Embraer tie-up key to NMA development

Subscription Required Introduction July 9, 2018, © Leeham News: When Boeing and Embraer announced last week the Memorandum of Understanding to form a joint venture between Boeing and Embraer Commercial Airplanes, writers and analysts jumped on the bandwagon… Read More

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 Airbus, Boeing, Bombardier, CSeries, Delta Air Lines, Embraer, New Midmarket Aircraft, NMA, Premium

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Boeing, Embraer to create commercial company, intent for defense JV

July 5, 2018: Boeing and Embraer announced an agreement to create a new company with EMB’s commercial aircraft unit and intent to create a second JV for its defense unit. The full press release is below the jump…. Read More

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 Posted on July 5, 2018 by

 Airbus, Boeing, Bombardier, CSeries, Embraer

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Boeing eyes international sales with KC-46A deliveries near

Part 2. LNC visited the Boeing KC-46A Everett Modification Center last month. Part 1 appears here. July 5, 2018, © Leeham News: Boeing’s contract with the US Air Force for three dozen KC-46A tankers is but the tip… Read More

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 Posted on July 5, 2018 by

 air force tanker, Airbus, Boeing

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Pontifications: C Series to Airbus, 10 years since program launch, lower fuel burn

July 2, 2018, © Leeham News: Airbus officially became the majority partner yesterday of the C Series Aircraft Limited Partnership, or CSALP. Airbus has a 50.01% stake in the LP, with Bombardier and the province of Quebec holding… Read More

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 Posted on July 2, 2018 by

 Airbus, Airlines, Bombardier, CFM, CSeries, Delta Air Lines, Farnborough Air Show, Pontifications, Pratt & Whitney

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The changes to the A350-900ULR

By Bjorn Fehrm Subscription Required Introduction June 28, 2017, © Leeham News: Airbus has published more information about the A350-900ULR Singapore Airlines will get after the summer. The new A350-900 Airport Planning Guide from Airbus shows the A350-900ULR… Read More

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 Posted on June 28, 2018 by

 Airbus, Premium, Rolls-Royce

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Southern state coalition bid likely for Boeing NMA assembly site

June 27, 2018, © Leeham News: A coalition of four Southern US states that joined to win the US Air Force tanker contact site location for Mobile (AL) will likely link up again to bid for the assembly… Read More

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 Posted on June 27, 2018 by

 air force tanker, Airbus, Airfinance Journal, Boeing, Leeham Co., Leeham News and Comment, Middle of the Market, New Midmarket Aircraft

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Norwegian’s red spring

By Bjorn Fehrm June 27, 2018, ©. Leeham News: In our March 7th article, we described the creative accounting methods Norwegian Air Shuttle (Norwegian) had used to hide its weak state of solvency after a tough 2017. In two… Read More

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 Posted on June 27, 2018 by

 Airlines

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Vertical integration will be a ‘bumpy road’

By Laura Mueller June 26, 2018, © Airfinance Journal: OEMs are targeting a larger piece of aftermarket revenues, but ultimately their airline customers will determine whether a push to vertical integration is the right one, Brian Prentice, a… Read More

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 Posted on June 26, 2018 by

 Airbus, Airlines, Boeing, Southeast Aerospace and Defense Conference

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