Leeham News and Analysis
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Embraer E2 Finally Breaks Into The U.S. Market Following 50 Firm Orders +50 Purchase Rights from ULCC Avelo Airlines
By Chris Sloan Sept. 10, 2025, © Leeham News: Embraer announced today that Embraer’s E2 will finally break into the U.S. market with a firm order from ULCC Avelo for 50 E2-E195s and 50 purchase rights, becoming E2’s… Read More
Updates 1 and 2: Key reason for Jeju 2216’s tragedy: the airport localizer construction and location
Update, Dec. 30: Reuters published this graphic, which is superb and self-explanatory. The full story is here. Update 2. Dec. 31: A new Reuters article has some important detail about the location of the localizer vis-a-vis the runway… Read More
Airbus sees 3.8% growth in new aircraft deliveries through 2043 vs last year’s forecast
Subscription Required By Scott Hamilton July 15, 2024, © Leeham News: Airbus boosted its 20 year forecast for new aircraft deliveries by 3.8% compared with last year’s Global Market Forecast (GMF). Single aisle mainline aircraft (ie, no regional… Read More
Areas of investigation for Ukraine Airlines crash
By Scott Hamilton Commentary Jan. 8, 2020, © Leeham News: Some news reports of the Ukraine Airlines crash yesterday in Tehran linking the event to the Boeing 737 MAX crisis are irresponsible. The Ukraine airplane is a 737-800,… Read More