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Boeing’s 777X analyzed, Part 2
By Bjorn Fehrm Subscription Required Introduction January 30, 2019, © Leeham News: We started an analysis of the Boeing 777X last week as its rollout and first flight should happen this spring/summer. In the Figure below, the first… Read More
Key customers shrug off Boeing’s 2020 NMA launch date
Jan. 30, 2019, © Leeham News: Key customers and suppliers shrugged off Boeing’s announcement today that a program launch for the prospective New Midmarket Aircraft won’t come until 2020. If Boeing goes ahead with the NMA, a decision… Read More
Too many orders? Yes, says consultant. No, says ex-super-salesman
Jan. 28, 2019, © Leeham News: There are too many airliner orders for the future demand, says a leading aviation consultant. No, there aren’t, says the leading industry salesman, now retired. These opposing views emerged at the Airfinance… Read More
UTC-Collins merger creates super-supplier
Subscriptions Required By Bryan Corliss Jan. 28, 2019, © Leeham News: You might have missed it over the holidays, but something happened about the time you polished off the last of your Thanksgiving leftovers that just might have… Read More
Boeing’s 777X analyzed
By Bjorn Fehrm Subscription Required Introduction January 24, 2019, © Leeham News: Boeing will roll out the first 777X flight test aircraft mid-spring. The first aircraft, the static test airframe, was rolled out in September. Flight-testing should start… Read More
Rolls-Royces sees NMA “addressable” market as 4,000-5,000, same as Boeing
Jan. 22, 2019, © Leeham News: Rolls-Royce sees an “addressable” market for the Middle of the Market Aircraft at between 4,000 and 5,000 over 20 years—the same size Boeing sees. But at the Airfinance Journal annual conference today… Read More
Rolls sees end of Trent 1000 issues, but a spike in 787 AOG possible
Jan. 22, 2019, © Leeham News, Dublin: Rolls-Royce faces an uptick in Boeing 787s that may become “aircraft on the ground” (AOG) as inspections of Trent 1000s spike in the coming months. But Richard Goodhead, SVP Marketing, Rolls-Royce,… Read More
Additive manufacturing explained
By Anna Kucirkova Special to Leeham News Introduction Jan. 22, 2019, © Leeham News: A lot of changes have taken place in the manufacturing industry over the years. Just a few decades ago, the concept of manufacturing products… Read More