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Leeham News and Analysis
- Boeing CEO promises company is turning around…again April 24, 2024
- Solid start for stand-alone GE Aerospace despite cuts to LEAP output April 23, 2024
- SPEEA, Boeing at impasse over safety program, union says April 23, 2024
- Better transparency needed on Boeing’s 1Q earnings call April 22, 2024
- Bjorn’s Corner: New engine development. Part 4. Propulsive efficiency April 19, 2024
Risks to 787 Line 2 in Charleston
Here are some thoughts about the risks Boeing faces about establishing 787 Line 2 in Charleston vs. Everett. An understanding of Washington State politics is at the core of these musings. Federal politics. Certain members of the Washington… Read More
Analyst reaction to 787 schedule
Market reaction Thursday to Boeing’s new schedule for 787 first flight by year end, and EIS in 4Q10, was good: stock closed up more than 8% or $4 to $51.82. The Dow Jones Industrials were up a mere… Read More
Boeing webcast on 787 8/27
Update: Here is a 16 minute podcast about the conference call and news. Original Post: Here is a running recap of the Boeing webcast on the announcement today of the new schedule and $2.5bn charge. Present on the… Read More
Split view on 787 forward loss
During the 2Q09 earnings call, Boeing seemed to be laying the foundation that a forward loss might be forthcoming on the 787 program and some analysts shortly thereafter issued notes predicting there will be one. However, within the… Read More
C-17 profile
Defense Industry Daily has a superb profile of the Boeing C-17. It’s timely because Boeing is ramping up efforts to convince Congress to fund more C-17s over opposition of the Air Force and the Obama Administration.
Keeping Boeing in Seattle
Update, Aug. 26: Bloomberg’s story; the Seattle Post-Intelligencer’s story; Charleston Regional Business Journal. Update, Aug. 25: KING 5 TV Seattle (NBC) reported today that Boeing will file for permits tomorrow to expand the Charleston, SC, plant in anaticipation… Read More
Former defense official favors split tanker buy
George Talbot of The Mobile Press-Register has an article about John Lehman, a former defense official in the Reagan administration, favoring a split buy for the KC-X program.
USAF Cadets work on tanker fuel burn reduction, and other things
US Air Force Cadets are designing wing refinements for the aging fleet of Boeing KC-135R tankers to improve fuel efficiency by 8%, reports CleanTechnica.com. Why a bunch of cadets? Perhaps because the US Air Force Academy in Colorado… Read More
Some good news for Boeing
Boeing could use some good news, following more revelations last week and this about the wing-body issues of the 787, and this is it. Southwest Airlines plans a $113m bid for bankrupt Frontier Airlines in an auction next… Read More
Boeing, IAM and No Strike
Dominic Gates of The Seattle Times has this story about the prospect of the IAM agreeing to a no-strike clause for Boeing. The national head of the IAM is quoted as saying no way, no how. Although this… Read More