Leeham News and Analysis
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Boost aerospace education, support Boeing in cybersecurity
In a presentation we prepared for the 2010 Governor’s Aerospace Summit organized by the Aerospace Future’s Alliance, we urged the State of Washington to beef up its financial support for aerospace training and education; the creation of a… Read More
New study on KC-X, and other news
There is a new report on the KC-X tanker situation, in this 16-page PDF. A hat-tip to Addison Schonland and IAG. Airbus and Boeing aren’t rushing to re-bid on India’s tanker program after the country previously canceled a… Read More
“Earning” the right to build airplanes at Boeing
The Boeing Co. seems to be at never-ending crossroads. The development of the 787 was to be a game-changer with an entry-into-service planned for May 2008. If this had happened on time, this innovative airplane would have set… Read More
Boeing and Beyond: A KIRO News special tonight (Update)
Update, Oct. 20: KIRO will stream live the news special tonight. Here is the link, which may have other stuff until the program commences at 7pm PDT. The show will be archived on KIRO’s Boeing page here. KIRO… Read More
Air Force chief ambiguous on tanker selection timing
The Hill, a specialty publication reporting on matters of “the Hill,” aka Congress, reports today that the chief of the US Air Force won’t confirm selection of the winner for the KC-X program will be selected this year…. Read More
EADS reveals its analysis of tanker fuel use; says KC-45 is more efficient than KC-767
EADS reveals its study–countering two Boeing-commissioned reports–about fuel usage of the KC-45 vs the KC-767; EADS says it delivers more bang for the buck than Boeing; Flight Global has a good story detailing some of Boeing’s KC-767’s technical… Read More
Labor at Boeing and Airbus
The Everett Herald has a series of stories today about labor relations at Boeing and Airbus. The links are below. Note: The Herald’s website is one of the clunkiest in CyberUniverse, so don’t be surprised if it is… Read More
KC-767 cost advantage over KC-45
Boeing has released the results of a study it commissioned on the life-cycle cost advantage of the KC-767 vs. the KC-45, this time using a firm we’ve actually heard of and greatly respect: AeroStrategy. AeroStrategy analyzed 10 scenarios,… Read More
Boeing signs US composites tooling deal
Boeing has signed a $53m deal with Aerospace Composites & Transparencies, the California-based division of Britain’s Hampson Industries. Aerospace Composites, which also has plants in Texas and Michigan, builds tooling for composites work. Although Hampson would not directly… Read More