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Leeham News and Analysis
- Boeing CEO promises company is turning around…again April 24, 2024
- Solid start for stand-alone GE Aerospace despite cuts to LEAP output April 23, 2024
- SPEEA, Boeing at impasse over safety program, union says April 23, 2024
- Better transparency needed on Boeing’s 1Q earnings call April 22, 2024
- Bjorn’s Corner: New engine development. Part 4. Propulsive efficiency April 19, 2024
Bjorn’s Corner: New aircraft technologies. Part 40. The initial production crisis
December 01, 2023, ©. Leeham News: We are discussing the different phases of an airliner development program. After covering Conceptual, Preliminary, and Detailed design, the manufacturing of prototypes, and their roles in flight tests, we now look at… Read More
Bjorn’s Corner: New aircraft technologies. Part 39. Production
November 23, 2023, ©. Leeham News: We are discussing the different phases of an airliner development program. After covering Conceptual, Preliminary, and Detailed design, the manufacturing of prototypes, and their roles in flight tests, we now look at… Read More
Bjorn’s Corner: Sustainable Air Transport. Part 50. eVTOL production volumes.
December 16, 2022, ©. Leeham News: Last week, we looked at the production costs of our typical eVTOL. We could see that it was far higher than Joby’s assumption of $1.3m for the S4, about three times higher… Read More
A short history of production system development
Subscription Required By the Leeham News Team Dec. 6, 2021, © Leeham News: Long ago, aircraft were simple, made of steel tubing, wood, and fabric. Engineering staffs were small, and the craftsmen building them had little need for… Read More
Bjorn’s Corner: The challenges of airliner development. Part 32. Aircraft delivery and EIS
December 3, 2021, ©. Leeham News: Last week, we went through typical problems by the start of serial production, such as weight creep and traveled work. Now we discuss the ins and outs of delivering the aircraft to… Read More
Customers to watch on production trends
Here is a piece we did for Commercial Aviation Online: The debate continues whether production rates on the Airbus A320 and Boeing 737 families should be reduced. Both manufacturers are in a tug-of-war with their supply chain over… Read More
Production assessment, Round 3
Some interesting items came out of the Boeings 1Q09 earnings call yesterday (April 22) with regard to production and deferrals. Oversales of the 737 have been a key element in Boeing being able to maintain current production levels… Read More