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Airbus risks losing market share if it doesn’t boost A350 production
Subscription Required Introduction June 11, 2018, © Leeham News: Boeing is increasing the production rate of the 787 next year from 12 to 14/mo. Airbus is reducing the production rate of the A330neo from 10 to 6/mo. Last… Read More
How competitive is A330neo? Part 3.
By Bjorn Fehrm Subscription Required Introduction June 7, 2018, © Leeham News: In Part 1 we compared the base characteristics of Airbus’ A330-900 and Boeing’s 787-9. In Part 2 we compared the fuel consumptions. Now we continue with the… Read More
Airbus sees potential for A330neo sales; Boeing sees opportunity
June 6, 2018, © Leeham News: Airbus remains confident that the sales boon for the slow-selling A330neo is just around the corner, but an analysis of Airbus’ current operator lists shows significant inroads by Boeing for its 787…. Read More
EU, Airbus saw hope to negotiate end to WTO dispute; US says nothing changed
Subscription Required Introduction June 4, 2018, © Leeham News: A report a week ago in the long-running dispute between the US and Europe over Airbus launch aid left the impression the US position softened a bit, favoring negotiations… Read More
Pontifications: Lufthansa is sabotaging history
June 4, 2018, © Leeham News: I never thought I would find myself writing something like this. Lufthansa Airlines is sabotaging history and its own airplane restoration project. Lufthansa, the airline that honors its history with the airworthy… Read More
How competitive is A330neo? Part 2.
By Bjorn Fehrm Subscription Required Introduction May 31, 2018, © Leeham News: We continue our analysis why the Airbus A330neo has lost to Boeing’s 787-9 in recent sales campaigns. In the first part of the series, we analyzed… Read More
India outlook for Airbus, Boeing: Optimistic at first sight, but what lies beneath?
Special to Leeham News and Comment. May 30, 2018, © Leeham News: As one of the fastest growing airline markets in the world, India represents a large and growing part of the Airbus and Boeing order books. Although… Read More