Leeham News and Analysis
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A hint of things to come–Lufthansa 787 order?
Lufthansa Technik “is set to become a leading 787 MRO” following a deal with JAL, blares a headline in AviTrader’s current issue of MRO magazine. The magazine writes: Lufthansa Technik will become one of the world’s leading 787… Read More
More 787 cancellations likely: Boeing, UBS
Boeing sees more 787 cancellations following the one by China Eastern Airlines for 24 aircraft, according to this news article. In light of the CEA cancellation due to delays, UBS aerospace analyst David Stauss re-issued his May report… Read More
Airbus takes on MAX and says best Boeing can get is 8%
Note: Plane Talking has this detailed story about NEO v MAX. Over at AirInsight, we have published a long, long piece (some 3,500 words) stemming from a briefing we had at ISTAT Europe in Barcelona about the A320neo… Read More
Final thoughts on 787 first delivery
There is a sense of relief that Boeing finally delivered the first 787 this week, after a 3 1/2 year delay and the most painful gestation period in Boeing Commercial Airplane history. In addition to the actual rain… Read More
FedEx gets ‘best and final offers’ from Airbus, Boeing
FedEx is considering ordering the Airbus A330-200F or Boeing 767-300F. We learned at ISTAT that some at the company think the A330-200F is too much airplane in terms of range for US domestic service and would prefer the… Read More
787 first delivery, Day 2
Here’s more on Boeing’s first delivery of the 787 to launch customer All Nippon Airways. The first picture illustrates the fancy, new windows in the 787. The manual shade is eliminated in the 787 and the window is… Read More
Soundbites from 787 delivery
From Scott Fancher, head of the 787 program: * We’ve developed a set of technologies that will be the backbone of development for the next 30 years. * This is as big a leap forward as the 707… Read More
Boeing delivers first 787 to ANA
In a packed room of international media, Boeing announced Sunday that All Nippon Airways executed the contract to accept first delivery of the 787, three and one half years late. Boeing has a day-long schedule for the media… Read More
Boeing did Charleston to thwart union: news report, citing Boeing documents
In the first documentation to be revealed, Bloomberg News reports that Boeing did in fact establish the second 787 assembly line in Charleston (SC) to thwart the union–and, from Puget Sound’s perspective, locate the next new airplane in… Read More