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Iran, Boeing reach agreement on big aircraft order; Trump casts cloud
Dec. 11, 2016: Iran and Boeing reached an agreement on the 80-airplane order that includes 50 737 MAX 8s, 15 777-300ERs and 15 777-9s. The final contract still has unspecified contingencies before it can be booked as firm orders,… Read More
Pontifications: Making sense of WTO Boeing subsidy case
Dec. 5, 2016, © Leeham Co.: Far be it from me to say, I told you so. But I did. When Washington State extended the Boeing 787 tax breaks in November 2013 to the 777X through 2040, I… Read More
Bjorn’s Corner: Turbofan engine challenges, Part 5
By Bjorn Fehrm December 02, 2016, ©. Leeham Co: We will now look at the combustor area in our series on modern turbofan engines. There is a lot of activity in this area, as it sets the level of… Read More
For Airbus and Boeing, it’s about Alabama, Alabama, Alabama
Nov. 29, 2016, (c) Leeham Co.: When it comes to the prospect of imposing trade sanctions or retaliatory tariffs on Airbus for airplanes ordered by US customers, the European manufacturer has some advantages over Boeing few people apparently have… Read More
Airbus, Boeing claim victory in today’s WTO ruling over Washington State tax breaks
Airbus claims “knockout blow.” Boeing claims “complete victory.” WTO Summary of findings and ruling. All the WTO documents are here. Opinion: No sanctions will be levied on Airbus or Boeing. Seattle Times on why nothing will happen with… Read More
Full Airbus, Boeing statements on WTO ruling
Nov. 28, 2016: Here are the full statements from Airbus and Boeing about the WTO ruling today finding Boeing received prohibited subsidies from Washington State for the 777X development:
Emirates feels low-cost, long-haul competition
Note: Nov. 24 and 25 are Thanksgiving Holidays in the US. Our next post will be Monday. By Bjorn Fehrm 23 November 2016, ©. Leeham Co: Emirates Airline president Tim Clark says the carrier “has to change its… Read More
Boeing aims to triple services unit; exec changes support goal
Nov. 22, 2016, © Leeham Co.: Boeing hopes to triple its global services businesses from $15bn in revenues to nearly $50bn in the next five years. A corresponding increase is targeted in market share from today’s 7% in… Read More
Norwegian, others have vision; US airlines don’t
Subscription Required Introduction Dec. 5, 2016, © Leeham Co. Last weeks’ approval by the US Department of Transportation of a license for Norwegian Air Shuttle to operate long-haul, low-cost service to and from the US drew immediate fire… Read More
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Posted on December 5, 2016 by Scott Hamilton
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