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Suppliers conference in Mobile focuses on US aerospace sector in Southeast

Oct. 31, 2017: A new event, the Southeast Aerospace and Defence Conference (SADC) scheduled for June 25-27 in Mobile (AL), will examine the commercial, defense, space and corporate aerospace sectors in the US Southeast. The conference is organized… Read More

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 Posted on October 31, 2017 by

 Airbus, Airfinance Journal, Boeing, Bombardier, CSeries, Embraer, GE Aviation, Leeham Co., Lockheed Martin, NASA, Northrop, Pratt & Whitney, Rolls-Royce, Southeast Aerospace and Defense Conference

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Aviation journalist Ben Sandilands passes

Oct. 31, 2017: Ben Sandilands, the cranky, crusty curmudgeonly writer of Australia’s Plane Talking (Crikey), died Friday after a long illness. He was 73. Cancer was the cause of death. We only met Sandilands on a couple of… Read More

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 Posted on October 31, 2017 by

 Airbus, Airlines, Boeing, Bombardier, CSeries, Malaysian Airlines, MH370

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Bombardier upbeat on CSeries deal, but Moody’s sees higher risk of debt default

Oct. 26, 2017, © Leeham Co.: Bombardier and Airbus put a positive face on the former’s acquisition of 50.01% of the CSeries program, but Moody’s credit rating service wasn’t impressed. The agency downgraded Bombardier’s already poor credit rating… Read More

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 Posted on October 26, 2017 by

 Airbus, Bombardier, CSeries, Embraer, Mitsubishi

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Singapore airlines increases order for 787-10

By Bjorn Fehrm Subscription Required Introduction Oct. 26, 2017, © Leeham Co.: Singapore airlines increased its order for Boeing’s 787-10 from 20 to 39 this week. The first aircraft for the airline rolled off the assembly earlier this month. It will… Read More

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 Posted on October 26, 2017 by

 Airbus, Airlines, Boeing, Premium

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Airbus working on new Sharklets for A350

By Bjorn Fehrm October 25, 2017, © Leeham Co: Airbus is working on further extending the range of the A350-900 and -1000. The company is quietly testing an extended Sharklet, which will extend the aircraft’s wingspan. An A350-900… Read More

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 Posted on October 25, 2017 by

 Airbus

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Boeing-Embraer venture in response to Airbus-Bombardier? Don’t count on it

Subscription Required Introduction Oct. 23, 2017, © Leeham Co.: With the tie-up announced last Monday between Airbus and Bombardier for the CSeries, speculation immediately turned to whether Boeing and Embraer will join forces in some fashion in response…. Read More

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 Posted on October 23, 2017 by

 Airbus, Boeing, Bombardier, CSeries, E-Jet, Embraer, Middle of the Market, MOM, Premium

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Bjorn’s Corner: Airbus A330neo flight test starts

October 20, 2017, © Leeham Co, Toulouse: The Airbus A330neo flew its first flight yesterday. The aircraft lifted off from Toulouse Blagnac Airport in front of invited airline customers, suppliers and media. It landed after a successful four-hour… Read More

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 Posted on October 20, 2017 by

 Airbus, Bjorn's Corner, Rolls-Royce

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Economics of CS300 versus A319neo and 737 MAX 7

By Bjorn Fehrm Subscription Required Introduction October 18, 2017, ©. Leeham Co: We looked at what Airbus got when it acquired Bombardier’s CSeries yesterday. Now we continue the analysis by looking at the economics of Bombardier’s CS300 versus Airbus… Read More

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 Posted on October 19, 2017 by

 Airbus, Boeing, Bombardier, Premium

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From war to partner: Airbus and the CSeries

Oct. 18, 2017, © Leeham Co.: It was the annual media day in 2010 that Airbus declared war on the Bombardier CSeries. Lufthansa Group in 2009 was the launch customer of the CSeries with an order for 30… Read More

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 Posted on October 18, 2017 by

 Airbus, Boeing, Bombardier, CSeries, Delta Air Lines, United Airlines

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What has Airbus got in the CSeries?

By Bjorn Fehrm October 18, 2017, ©. Leeham Co: Bombardier and Airbus changed the airliner landscape yesterday. Analysts say it’s the largest industry change since Boeing bought McDonnell Douglas in 1997. So, what has Airbus bought for no money?… Read More

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 Posted on October 18, 2017 by

 Airbus, Airlines, Boeing, Bombardier, CSeries, Pratt & Whitney

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