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2018 deliveries: Airbus leads Single Aisle, Boeing Widebody and Freighters
By Bjorn Fehrm Jan. 10, 2019, © Leeham News: Boeing and Airbus came within six aircraft in their 2018 deliveries, 806 versus 800. For orders, Boeing was the leader, with 893 net orders versus Airbus 747. Looking at Orders… Read More
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Posted on January 10, 2019 by Bjorn Fehrm
Boeing and Airbus achieve 800 deliveries for 2018
By Bjorn Fehrm Jan. 9, 2019, © Leeham News: Boeing delivered 806 aircraft during 2018 while Airbus delivered 800. Both manufacturers missed their 2018 targets, Boeing by 10 aircraft and Airbus by 20 (as the A220 was not included… Read More
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Posted on January 9, 2019 by Bjorn Fehrm
Airbus poised to out-deliver Boeing in 2019
Subscription Required LNC’s Corporate and Enterprise subscribers received this Jan. 3. Jan. 8, 2019, © Leeham News: Airbus is positioned to out-deliver Boeing this year, boosted by the addition of the Bombardier CSeries acquisition last year. LNC projects… Read More
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Posted on January 8, 2019 by Scott Hamilton
Airbus, Boeing, Bombardier, CFM, CSeries, E-Jet, Embraer, GE Aviation, Pratt & Whitney, Premium, Rolls-Royce
737, 747, 767, 777, 787, A220, A320NEO, A330neo, Airbus, Boeing, Bombardier, CFM, CSeries, EJet, Embraer, KC-46A, Pratt & Whitney, Rolls-Royce, Zodiac
Pontifications: AFA holds aerospace job fair that WA state should have done
Jan. 7, 2019, © Leeham News: The first dedicated aerospace job fair in Washington State may draw more than 1,500 people today, says the president of the organizer, Aerospace Futures Alliance. Kelly Maloney, AFA president, opened the fair… Read More
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Posted on January 7, 2019 by Scott Hamilton
2019 Outlook: ATR begins year in commanding position
Subscription Required Introduction Jan. 7, 2019, © Leeham News: ATR, the turboprop airliner OEM, enters 2019 in a commanding position. Year-end 2018 order numbers for ATR and rival Bombardier aren’t in yet. Through October, ATR held 74% of… Read More
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Posted on January 7, 2019 by Scott Hamilton
Airbus, ATR, Boeing, Bombardier, CSeries, E-Jet, Embraer, Paris Air Show, Premium
ATR, ATR 42, ATR-72, Boeing, Bombardier, Dash 8, Embraer, JADC, Longview Capital Partners, Q300, Q400, Spicejet, Viking Air
2019 Outlook: COMAC’s slow but steady progress
Subscription Required Introduction Jan. 4, 2019, © Leeham News: This is not the year where China’s COMAC will have break-out progress for the C919, its challenge to the Airbus A320 and Boeing 737. Flight testing is slow and… Read More
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KKR invests $1bn in small lessor
Jan. 3, 2019, © Leeham News: The US private equity fund KKR agreed to invest $1bn in boutique lessor Altavair, a deal that includes taking a 50% stake in the company. KKR may supplement the investment with additional… Read More
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Posted on January 3, 2019 by Scott Hamilton
LNC’s Top 10 stories in 2018
Jan. 2, 2019, © Leeham News: Boeing dominated the Top 10 news stories last year, as measured by views. Displacing Airbus at Hawaiian Airlines, which ordered the 787-9 and canceled the A330-800, led the readership. Airbus’ launch of… Read More
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Posted on January 2, 2019 by Scott Hamilton
Airbus, Airlines, American Airlines, Boeing, Bombardier, CSeries, Delta Air Lines, Emirates Airlines, Etihad Airways, Qatar Airways
777-8, 777-9, 787-8, 787-9, A220, A330ceo, A330neo, A340, A350-1000, A350-900, Airbus, American Airlines, Boeing, Bombardier, CS100, CSeries, Delta Air Lines, Hawaiian Airlines
2019 Outlook: A pivotal year for Embraer
Subscription Required Introduction Embraer E190 2. Dec. 28, 2018, © Leeham News: If it cannot be said that 2019 will be a pivotal year for Boeing, this is not the case from Embraer. It will indeed be a… Read More
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Posted on December 28, 2018 by Scott Hamilton
2019 Outlook: Will Bombardier exit Commercial aircraft?
Subscription Required Introduction December 27, 2018, © Leeham News.: In July the CSeries changed from Bombardier to Airbus and in November the Q400 program was sold to Viking Air, the buyer of de Havilland Canada aircraft from Bombardier… Read More
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Posted on December 27, 2018 by Bjorn Fehrm