Leeham News and Analysis
There's more to real news than a news release.
There's more to real news than a news release.
Leeham News and Analysis
- Podcast: 10 Minutes About the A350F and the Impact on Boeing August 3, 2021
- Boeing’s apparent shifting product strategy August 2, 2021
- Pontifications: Biden’s new “Buy American” policy may hit Lockheed Martin-Airbus plans to compete in KC-Y tanker bid August 2, 2021
- Bjorn’s Corner: The challenges of airliner development. Part 14. The ATO. July 30, 2021
- Airbus delivers strong 1H2021 and launches A350 Freighter July 29, 2021
Southwest Air’s expansion to resume next year, says CEO
Southwest Airlines plans to complete the integration of AirTran by the end of this year, positioning the carrier to resume expansion into new markets, says CEO Gary Kelly. In an interview last week at WN’s Dallas headquarters, Kelly… Read More
Back to the Future with PeoplExpress
PeoplExpress, a fast growing no-frills carrier of the 1980s, is returning in name only. A new company, wet-leasing planes from another airline, uses the old name and the most of the old business plan to start service soon… Read More
DOJ “a day late and a dollar short” on merger concerns
The US Department of Justice’s lawsuit to block the merger of American Airlines and US Airways displays a concern that comes a little late. As far back as the Reagan Administration, DOJ had ample opportunity to take aggressive… Read More