By Bjorn Fehrm Subscription required Introduction 25 Feb 2015: Speculation continues to ramp up during the last weeks and months about what Boeing is up to in the 180 to 250 seat sector and what might be Airbus’… Read More
Feb. 25, 2015, c. Leeham Co. Bombardier’s direct challenge to the Big Two duopoly in the 125-149 seat sector is scheduled for its first flight Wednesday, weather and gremlins permitting. The CS300, challenger to the A319neo and 737-7,… Read More
Feb 24, 2015: The mainline jet orders get the headlines, and the focus on the order cycle, but the smaller jets have yet to see their order cycle peak. Goldman Sachs downgraded Boeing to a Sell this week,… Read More
WTO to examine 777X tax breaks: Well, we predicted this in November 2013 when Washington State extended the Boeing 787 tax breaks to the 777X. And it’s happened. The World Trade Organization is going to take a look… Read More
Subscription Required By Scott Hamilton and Bjorn Fehrm Introduction Feb. 22, 2015: An improving global freight market gives Boeing hope that air cargo demand will support the production of two new main-deck freighters a month for years to… Read More
By Bjorn Fehrm 19 Feb 2015: There has been much speculation over the last weeks and months what Boeing is up to in the segment 200 to 250 seats, also know as the “757 replacement market“. The speculations over Airbus… Read More
18 Feb 2015: Turkish Airlines is contemplating testing A380 operations according to Blomberg by wet leasing two A380 from Malaysian Airlines. Turkish did the same when they tested the Boeing 777 before ordering it, then by wet leasing 777 from Jet… Read More
Subscription Required Introduction Feb. 18, 2015, c. Leeham Co.: Alain Bellemare, Bombardier’s new president and chief executive officer, has his work cut out for him. Figure 1. The CSeries was supposed to enter service in late 2013, two… Read More
Feb. 17, 2015: Tax breaks and job guarantees: Boeing’s two largest unions in Washington State appear to be making headway this legislative session to get a bill on the floor for a vote that would retroactively tie 2013… Read More
Feb. 15, 2015: Orders for the Airbus A380 have been slow, almost glacial, since the program was launched in 2000. Despite a 20-year forecast then and every year since by Airbus that suggests there is a need for… Read More
Redefining the 757 replacement: Requirement for the 225/5000 Sector
By Bjorn Fehrm Subscription required Introduction 25 Feb 2015: Speculation continues to ramp up during the last weeks and months about what Boeing is up to in the 180 to 250 seat sector and what might be Airbus’… Read More
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Posted on February 25, 2015 by Bjorn Fehrm
Airbus, Airlines, American Airlines, Boeing, GE Aviation, Leeham News and Comment, Premium
737 MAX, 747-8, 757, 787, Airbus, Boeing, KC-767
CS300 first flight Wednesday, direct challenge to 737-7 and A319neo
Feb. 25, 2015, c. Leeham Co. Bombardier’s direct challenge to the Big Two duopoly in the 125-149 seat sector is scheduled for its first flight Wednesday, weather and gremlins permitting. The CS300, challenger to the A319neo and 737-7,… Read More
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Posted on February 25, 2015 by Scott Hamilton
Airbus, Boeing, Bombardier, CSeries, Embraer
737-7, A319neo, A320NEO, Airbus, Boeing, Bombardier, CS100, CS300, CSeries, E-Jet E2, Embraer
Order cycle may have peaked for mainline single-aisles, but smaller jet cycle booming
Feb 24, 2015: The mainline jet orders get the headlines, and the focus on the order cycle, but the smaller jets have yet to see their order cycle peak. Goldman Sachs downgraded Boeing to a Sell this week,… Read More
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Posted on February 24, 2015 by Scott Hamilton
Airbus, Boeing, Bombardier, CSeries, Embraer, Mitsubishi, Sukhoi
Airbus, Boeing, Bombardier, CRJ, CSeries, E-Jet, Embarer, ERJ, Mitsubishi, SSJ, Sukhoi
Odds and Ends: WTO and 777X tax breaks; US airlines vs Middle East; Goldman and Boeing; ExIm Bank
WTO to examine 777X tax breaks: Well, we predicted this in November 2013 when Washington State extended the Boeing 787 tax breaks to the 777X. And it’s happened. The World Trade Organization is going to take a look… Read More
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Posted on February 23, 2015 by Scott Hamilton
Airbus, Boeing
777X, 787, Airbus, American Airlines, Boeing, Delta Air Lines, Emirates Airlines, Etihad Airlines, ExIm Bank, Goldman Sachs, Qatar Airways, United Airlines, World Trade Organization, WTO
Boeing’s dedicated freighters views an improving market
Subscription Required By Scott Hamilton and Bjorn Fehrm Introduction Feb. 22, 2015: An improving global freight market gives Boeing hope that air cargo demand will support the production of two new main-deck freighters a month for years to… Read More
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Posted on February 22, 2015 by Scott Hamilton
Airbus, Boeing, McDonnell Douglas, Pacific Northwest Aerospace Alliance, Premium
747-8F, 777-300ER, 777F, 787, A330-300, A350-900, Airbus, Boeing, McDonnell Douglas, MD-11F, Randy Tinseth, Tom Crabtree
Is next airliner a single or dual aisle?
By Bjorn Fehrm 19 Feb 2015: There has been much speculation over the last weeks and months what Boeing is up to in the segment 200 to 250 seats, also know as the “757 replacement market“. The speculations over Airbus… Read More
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Posted on February 19, 2015 by Bjorn Fehrm
Airbus, Airlines, Boeing, Bombardier, Comac, CSeries, Embraer, GE Aviation, Pratt & Whitney, Rolls-Royce, Sukhoi, United Aircraft
757, Airbus, Boeing, Bombardier, CSeries, Embraer, KC-767
Odds and Ends: Turkish tests A380; Boeing’s cash out; A400M milestone before Airbus Group results
18 Feb 2015: Turkish Airlines is contemplating testing A380 operations according to Blomberg by wet leasing two A380 from Malaysian Airlines. Turkish did the same when they tested the Boeing 777 before ordering it, then by wet leasing 777 from Jet… Read More
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Posted on February 18, 2015 by Bjorn Fehrm
air force tanker, Airbus, Boeing, EADS, GE Aviation, Malaysian Airlines, MH370
737/757 replacement, 777, 777-300ER, 777X, 787, A380, A400M, air force tanker, Airbus, Boeing, EADS
Bombardier’s crisis of confidence perhaps the biggest challenge for CSeries
Subscription Required Introduction Feb. 18, 2015, c. Leeham Co.: Alain Bellemare, Bombardier’s new president and chief executive officer, has his work cut out for him. Figure 1. The CSeries was supposed to enter service in late 2013, two… Read More
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Posted on February 18, 2015 by Scott Hamilton
Airbus, Boeing, Bombardier, China, CSeries, Embraer, Premium
737-7, 737-8, A319neo, A320NEO, Airbus, Alain Bellemare, Boeing, Bombardier, CSeries, E-190 E2, E-195 E2, E-Jet E1, E-Jet E2, Embraer, Pierre Beaudoin
Odds and Ends: Tax breaks and job guarantees; New airline analysis blog
Feb. 17, 2015: Tax breaks and job guarantees: Boeing’s two largest unions in Washington State appear to be making headway this legislative session to get a bill on the floor for a vote that would retroactively tie 2013… Read More
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Posted on February 17, 2015 by Scott Hamilton
Airlines, Boeing
737 MAX, 777X, 787, airlines, Boeing, IAM 751, SkyWriter Aviation, SPEEA
Playing number games with the A380
Feb. 15, 2015: Orders for the Airbus A380 have been slow, almost glacial, since the program was launched in 2000. Despite a 20-year forecast then and every year since by Airbus that suggests there is a need for… Read More
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Posted on February 15, 2015 by Scott Hamilton
Airbus, Boeing, Rolls-Royce
747-400, 747-8, 777X, 787, A380, Airbus, ANA, Boeing, Emirates Airlines, Etihad Airlines, John Leahy, Pacific Northwest Aerospace Alliance, PNAA, Qatar Airways, Richard Aboulafia, Simon Pickup, Singapore Airlines
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