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Boeing KC-46A cleared for production
Aug. 14, 2016: The Pentagon cleared Boeing’s KC-46A aerial refueling tanker for Low Rate Initial Production (LRIP) after the aircraft completed Milestone C refueling tests. All that remains now is for the US Air Force and Boeing to… Read More
Boeing lays ground to cut 777 rates again
Aug. 11, 2016, © Leeham Co.: Boeing is laying the groundwork to further reduce the production rate on the 777 Classic and scrap a planned rate increase for the 787 from 12 to 14/mo. Greg Smith, CFO of… Read More
Boeing slightly leads Airbus in YTD orders
Aug. 8, 2016, © Leeham Co.: Boeing continues to lead Airbus in the race for orders post-Farnborough Air Show (FIA), but there are key orders announced there that haven’t been booked on the two OEMs order books. Boeing… Read More
State officials need to act now, ahead of lean times coming at Boeing Everett
August 4, 2016 (c) Leeham Co.: With the news that Boeing may terminate the 747-8 program, effective around 2019 when the current backlog expires, the obvious question arises: what happens to the assembly line space now occupied by the… Read More
Irkut MC-21-300 analysis, Part 3
By Bjorn Fehrm Subscription required. Introduction August04, 2016, ©. Leeham Co: With the classification of the Irkut MC-21-300 done in terms of its size segment (it’s close to the Boeing 737 MAX 9 in size) and the key data… Read More
Boeing’s 2Q2016 results and the 787
By Bjorn Fehrm August 03, 2016, ©. Leeham Co: Boeing released its 2Q 2016 results last week. This is always a good opportunity to look at information regarding its 787 Dreamliner project. Last week’s call did not disappoint even… Read More
Boeing 787: Stable Rate, Hike Rate or Cut Rate
Aug. 2, 2016, © Leeham Co.: Boeing officials increasingly downplay the prospect of the 787 production rate increasing to 14/mo by the end of the decade from the current 12/mo, reflecting uncertainty over the strength of the wide-body… Read More
Air Lease sounds caution note for Airbus, Boeing
Aug. 10, 2016, © Leeham Co.: Executives of one of the world’s most influential leasing companies said Friday they doubt Boeing will increase production of the 787 from 12 to 14/mo. Air Lease Corp. made the predictions on… Read More
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Posted on August 10, 2016 by Scott Hamilton
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