Leeham News and Analysis
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Leeham News and Analysis
- 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
- Boeing unlikely to meet FAA’s 90-day deadline for new safety program April 18, 2024
- Focus on quality not slowing innovation, says GKN April 18, 2024
Moving toward 787 first flight
A bit of a controversy arose this week when Bernstein Research published a report following the media briefing on the 787 program in which Bernstein predicted a delay for entry-into-service (EIS) from 1Q10 to 2Q10; a six month… Read More
‘Office Pool’ on 787 first flight
Well, not really an office pool. Internet gambling is illegal in Washington State (another example of misplaced priorities, but we won’t start up again). So we’ll just do a poll.
More embarrassing non-action by WA
Update, May 5: Seattle’s Technical Alliance said Washington State is dead last among 10 states it ranks for graduate programs in science and engineering. Check out this article in The Seattle Times. Even Utah ranks higher. As we… Read More
Boeing refreshes 737
Here are our stories from Commercial Aviation Online about the Boeing 737 refresh. The stories speak for themselves, and one of them gives the reaction of Southwest Airlines, Boeing’s biggest 737 customer. Our personal observations: the new interior,… Read More
Tankers: to split or not to split
Update, May 4: Veto threat over split tanker effort: read all about it. Update, May 3: US Rep. John Murtha (D-PA), chair of a House appropriations committee, has dropped (for the moment) his effort to insert into the… Read More
Replacing the A320, 737
We attended the joint anouncement April 28 by Boeing and CFM International for the enhancements to the 737NG, something we had forecast in an article for Aviation and the Environment magazine way back in December. Except for the… Read More
Production assessment, Round 3
Some interesting items came out of the Boeings 1Q09 earnings call yesterday (April 22) with regard to production and deferrals. Oversales of the 737 have been a key element in Boeing being able to maintain current production levels… Read More
Boeing will leave Seattle: prediction
Update, April 27: It has been pointed out to us that The Everett Herald wrote that we advocated changing and cutting unemployment insurance and taxes during our speech to the Economic Development Council of Snohomish County. This is… Read More
Ahead of Boeing earnings
Update, April 22: Here is the link to Boeing’s 1Q09 earnings. Here is the link to the 1Q09 PDF slide show that goes with the earnings. Original Post: Tomorrow (April 22) is the release of Boeing’s 1Q09 earnings…. Read More
More on the funding gap
A Calyon bank official said at the annual Airfinance Journal conference that Airbus and Boeing may have to increase funding more than the companies expected this year because the funding gap is larger than thought. This Bloomberg story… Read More