Speaking of USAF procurements…

Steve Trimble of Flight International has this bizarre piece. It’s about the Joint Cargo Aircraft, the C27J, which is being acquired by the Army and the US Air Force. It turns out the Army is paying half that… Read More

Boeing’s IDS struggles

This story by Dominic Gates of The Seattle Times paints a grim picture for Boeing’s Integrated Defense Systems. He points out that IDS “can’t boast even a single prime contract to supply the US military’s next generation of… Read More

$800m-$1bn 787 penalty cost predicted

This 7 minute video from Morningstar predicts that Boeing will face a penalty to airlines of $800 million to $1 billion for delays in the 787 program. The prediction is about 4 minutes into the video.

Boeing’s supplemental protest filing

Here is the Boeing GAO Supplmental Filing of Boeing’s tanker protest. Update: 1000AM PDT: Boeing just wrapped up a conference call discussing the supplemental filing. The call largely went over the filing, and the Q&A was largely expansive… Read More

Breaking News: GAO dumps NGC, USAF; Boeing narrows protest

From The Wall Street Journal: By AUGUST COLE April 2, 2008 6:06 p.m. The Government Accountability Office denied motions filed by Northrop Grumman Corp. and the Air Force to dismiss parts of Boeing Co. protest of a $40… Read More

Air Force says Boeing protest too late

Reuters just posted this story, citing USAF filings with the GAO.

Leeham website update

Our Corporate Website has been updated with in-depth commentary. This week we write about eco-aviation and of technology transfer to Japan and the Boeing 787. We quickly received a note from Lynn Lunsford of The Wall Street Journal … Read More

More on tanker

Here are some new developments on the continuing USAF tanker saga: Human Events publishes a rebuttal to a previous piece supporting Boeing. This one supports Northrop. Opponents to US Sen. John McCain continue to make hay over allegations… Read More

Boeing acquires piece of troubled SC company

Boeing today (March 28) acquired the Vought share of Global Aeronautica, giving the 787 manufacturer a 50% stake in the company. The plant in Charleston (SC) has been one of the key trouble spots in the 787 program…. Read More

Boeing resorts to more PR/updated

Boeing placed nationwide advertisements Tuesday about its protest over the USAF award to the GAO. This is part of the public relations campaign by Boeing we’ve disliked. Just as we thought the USAF award had to be done… Read More