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Stabilizing 737 production is Boeing’s priority, CFO says
By Dan Catchpole June 5, 2019, © Leeham News: Boeing is focused on smoothing out 737 production at 42 aircraft a month for now. Any decision to returning production to 52/month is well down the road, Boeing CFO… Read More
Boeing CEO says steady progress being made on getting 737 MAX back into the air
By Dan Catchpole May 30, 2019, © Leeham News: Boeing CEO Dennis Muilenburg said Wednesday steady progress is being made on getting the 737 MAX back in the air following two devastating crashes within a few months of… Read More
Embraer’s KC-390 nears delivery
May 28, 2019 © Leeham News: Embraer’s KC-390 multi-role tanker transport is nearing delivery of the first aircraft to the launch customer, the Brazilian Air Force. In a briefing in advance of the Paris Air Show at Embraer’s… Read More
Pontifications: Compensation claims against Boeing beginning to ramp up
May 27, 2019, © Leeham News: Airlines are increasingly going public with desires to be compensated by Boeing for the grounding of the 737 MAX. Norwegian Air Shuttle and Spice Jet said shortly after the MAX grounding March… Read More
A380 was success for Airbus, says new CEO
#AirbusID May 22, 2019, © Leeham News, Toulouse: The A380 is a success for Airbus despite being forced by the lack of market demand to decide to close the program in 2021, well short of break-even sales. Guillaume… Read More