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Open Skies in Africa: a jump start to post-covid recovery?

Subscription Required By Judson Rollins May 1, 2023, © Leeham News: Could Africa’s first real “open skies” implementation boost its aviation recovery? So far, the continent’s rebound from covid has been anemic as food and energy crises, surging… Read More

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 Posted on May 1, 2023 by

 Airbus, Boeing, Premium

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C919 EIS target year end; production rate forecast is aggressive

Subscription Required By Scott Hamilton Introduction Sept. 13, 2021, © Leeham News: The first COMAC C919 is supposed to be delivered to China Eastern Airlines before the end of the year. If so, it will be the milestone… Read More

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 Posted on September 13, 2021 by

 Airbus, Boeing, China, Comac, Premium

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The future of regional jets is limited by choices, Scope Clause

By Judson Rollins Introduction  July 6, 2020, © Leeham News: The fallout from COVID-19 is beginning to intersect with the beginning of a wave of regional jet retirements globally. However, the market for smaller commercial jets today stretches… Read More

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 Posted on July 6, 2020 by

 Bombardier, Comac, Embraer, Mitsubishi, Premium, Sukhoi

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Pontifications: By accident of timing, convergence of events, Mitsubishi is now well positioned to become major RJ player

May 13, 2019, © Leeham News: The regional jetliner industry is on the cusp of a major shift. Bombardier is exiting commercial aviation. The company already is under contract to sell the Q400. It’s CRJ program is for… Read More

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 Posted on May 13, 2019 by

 Boeing, Bombardier, Comac, Embraer, Mitsubishi, Pontifications, Sukhoi

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Assessing the MC-21 future

Subscription Required Introduction Feb. 9, 2017, © Leeham Co.: Russia’s Irkut designed a mainline jet to compete with the Airbus A320 and Boeing 737 families that, from a passenger experience Irkut MC-21 at roll-out. Photo via Google images…. Read More

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 Posted on February 13, 2017 by

 Airbus, Boeing, China, Comac, Irkut, Leeham News and Comment, Pratt & Whitney, Premium, United Aircraft

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Assessing the future of COMAC programs

Subscription Required Introduction Feb. 6, 2017, © Leeham Co.: China’s effort to become a viable commercial aerospace alternative was filled with rocky fits and starts for its two signature airliner programs, the AVIC ARJ-21 and the COMAC C919…. Read More

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 Posted on February 6, 2017 by

 Airbus, Boeing, Bombardier, CFM, Comac, Premium, United Aircraft

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State investment in Bombardier further mockery of WTO

Nov. 24, 2015, (c) Leeham Co. With the $1bn investment by the Province of Quebec in the Bombardier CSeries program, another example of government funding emerges in commercial aviation development. Setting aside whether the investment might be challenged… Read More

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 Posted on November 24, 2015 by

 Airbus, Boeing, Bombardier, China, Comac, CSeries, Embraer, Irkut

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Odds and Ends: Wrapping up 2014 in the news

Dec. 31, 2014, just under the wire: 2014 is over and there was some news unrelated to the loss of AirAsia flight 8501: Bombardier: The company received a firm order for 24 CRJ900s from an unidentified customer (we… Read More

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 Posted on December 31, 2014 by

 AirAsia, Airbus, Boeing, Bombardier, Comac, CSeries

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Airbus/Boeing duopoly single-aisle is safe well into 2030 decade

Subscription Required Introduction Dec. 28, 2014: Two challenges to the duopoly of Airbus and Boeing in the 150-220 seat single-aisle sector move forward in development in 2015, but neither is in a position to be a threat for… Read More

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 Posted on December 28, 2014 by

 Airbus, Boeing, CFM, Comac, Irkut, Pratt & Whitney, Premium

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Zhuhai Airshow: China’s aircraft industry is gaining speed

The 10th Chinese airshow at Zhuhai opened today. It was a day with fewer announcements than expected from the usual suspects (Airbus, Boeing…) but the Chinese industry did not disappoint. China is now showing more and more of… Read More

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 Posted on November 11, 2014 by

 Airbus, Airlines, Boeing, CFM, China, Comac, GE Aviation

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