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Leeham News and Analysis
- Boeing reports mixed results of latest employee survey, but middle management and officers remain key obstacles April 22, 2025
- Hopes for 1Q financial progress turns into bumpy ride for Boeing April 21, 2025
- Bjorn’s Corner: Air Transport’s route to 2050. Part 18. April 18, 2025
- Natilus: Composite BWB, entry-into-service by 2029, 570 on order April 17, 2025
- China bans Boeing, US parts imports in tariff war April 15, 2025
Boeing to add 4th 737 FAL at underutilized Everett plant
Subscription Required By Scott Hamilton Jan. 30, 2023, © Leeham News: Boeing will establish a fourth final assembly line (FAL) for the 737 in the vast Everett (WA) assembly plant in 2024. The company announced the move internally… Read More
The Airbus A220-500, a deep-dive analysis
Subscription required By Bjorn Fehrm Jan. 20, 2023, © Leeham News: It’s a question “of when, not if” there will be an A220-500, we conclude in Tuesday’s article. We have known about the -500 since the Bombardier days…. Read More
Outlook 2023: stabilizing operations at Boeing
Leeham News in addition to Twitter, Facebook and Linkedin, may now be found on Post.news here and on Mastodon here. Subscription Required By Vincent Valery and Scott Hamilton Introduction Jan. 5, 2023, © Leeham News: LNA wrote… Read More
Airbus Summit Showcases Sustainability Status
By Bjorn Fehrm December 7, 2022, © Leeham News was at Airbus Summit: Airbus briefed media and influences on its Sustainability progress during briefings in Toulouse and Munich last week. Here is an update on where Airbus is… Read More
The economics of a 787-9 and A330-900 at eight or nine abreast
Subscription Required By Bjorn Fehrm Introduction Nov. 16, 2022, © Leeham News: Over the last weeks, we have looked at the economics of our typical long haul widebodies when fitted with normal and high-density seating. We continue this… Read More
Excluding China in Boeing forecast recognizes trade, geopolitical realities
Subscription Required By Scott Hamilton Nov. 8, 2022, © Leeham News: Boeing CEO David Calhoun last week said Boeing’s future through at least 2025/2026 doesn’t include assuming China is part of its equations. It’s a good thing. Relations… Read More
The A350 enhancements, Part 2
Subscription Required By Bjorn Fehrm Introduction Nov. 3, 2022, © Leeham News: Last week, we described the New Production Standard (NPS) of the Airbus A350. Now we look at the economic performance of the A350-900 versus the Boeing… Read More
China still needs Boeing as much as Boeing needs China, despite interminable limbo
Subscription Required By Scott Hamilton Oct. 31, 2022, © Leeham News: China needs Boeing as much as Boeing needs China was the conclusion of an analysis by LNA in July 2021. A trade expert last week agreed. Airbus… Read More
Airbus 9 months 2022 results: Widebody demand picking up
By Bjorn Fehrm October 28, 2022, © Leeham News: Airbus presented its results for the first nine months of 2022 today. Airbus’ problem is how to fulfill demand as the supply chain is still recovering from COVID. The… Read More