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Leeham News and Analysis
- Bjorn’s Corner: The challenges of hydrogen. Part 20. Hydrogen airliner weight shift January 15, 2021
- HOTR: Some predictions for Airbus and Boeing January 14, 2021
- Outlook 2021: Russia and China January 14, 2021
- Boeing’s Calhoun completes first year as CEO January 13, 2021
- De Havilland to pause production this year after backlog built January 12, 2021
The A350, Part 1: Intro and A350-800
Subscription Required By Vincent Valery Introduction Dec. 17, 2020, © Leeham News: After running a series on the Dreamliner, LNA will now start a series on Airbus’ latest-generation twin-aisle aircraft, the A350. Airbus should deliver its 400th A350… Read More
Restoring operations of the 737 MAX
By Bjorn Fehrm December 1, 2020, ©. Leeham News: Boeing and its customer airlines have 837 MAX airliners that shall get back in the air. After the FAA and ANAC, Brazil’s regulator, have stated the conditions, the work… Read More
Bjorn’s Corner: 737 MAX ungrounding, ANAC’s and EASA’s decisions
November 27, 2020, ©. Leeham News: After the lifting on the grounding order by the FAA, ANAC (Brazils regulator) followed in the week, and EASA issued its plans for public comment. What are the differences in the ungrounding… Read More
Enhancing the Dreamliner, Part 8: Wrap Up
Subscription Required By Bjorn Ferhm and Vincent Valery Introduction Nov. 26, 2020, © Leeham News: After analyzing the three members of the Dreamliner family on several routes out of San Francisco to Asian destinations, we conclude the series… Read More
Boeing 737 MAX changes beyond MCAS
By Bjorn Fehrm November 24, 2020, ©. Leeham News: Last week, we went through the core MCAS changes the FAA demanded from Boeing to lift the grounding of the 737 MAX 8 and 9. As the investigation into… Read More
Updating Airbus and Boeing Orders At Risk
Subscription Required By Vincent Valery Introduction Nov. 23, 2020, © Leeham News: It’s time to update the analysis on Airbus and Boeing orders at risk for delivery under the “weak customer” doctrine. Under a US accounting rule known… Read More
Bjorn’s Corner: 737 MAX ungrounding, the technical background
November 20, 2020, ©. Leeham News: This week’s big news is the lifting of the grounding of Boeing’s 737 MAX. I wrote about the changes made to the MAX Wednesday and why I believe it’s safe. Let’s use… Read More
Enhancing the Dreamliner, Part 7: The optimum range for the 787-10
Subscription Required By Bjorn Fehrm Introduction November 19, 2020, © Leeham News: Last week, we compared the economics of the 787-10 to the 787-9 on the San Francisco to Sydney route. We could see this 6,500nm route does… Read More
FAA recertifies Boeing 737 MAX
Continuing coverage in next post By Bjorn Fehrm November 18, 2020, ©. Leeham News: The FAA has declared the Boeing 737 MAX 8 and 9 safe to fly after a 20 months grounding. On March 10, 2019, the… Read More