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Boeing displaces Airbus at Hawaiian, wins 787-9 deal; airline cancels A330-800 order

Feb. 20, 2018, © Leeham Co.: Boeing has displaced Airbus at Hawaiian Airlines, winning an order for 787-9s. Hawaiian canceled an order for six A330-800s, the only order on the books for this sub-type. An announcement could come… Read More

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 Posted on February 20, 2018 by

 Airbus, Airlines, American Airlines, Boeing, Bombardier, CSeries, Delta Air Lines, Embraer, United Airlines

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Qatar may up-gauge A350-900 to -1000, buy more

Feb. 20, 2018 © Leeham Co., Toulouse: Qatar Airways may up-gauge some of its Airbus A350-900 orders to the larger -1000 and it may buy more A350s for its leasing company, CEO Akbar Al Baker said at the… Read More

 44 Comments

 Posted on February 20, 2018 by

 Airbus, Boeing, Qatar Airways

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Airbus readies A350-1000 for delivery, dismisses Boeing 777-9

Feb. 20, 2018, © Leeham Co.: Toulouse: Airbus will deliver its first A350-1000 to launch customer Qatar Airways within hours, making the end to a nearly two-month wait for the ceremonial handover. The aircraft was legally delivered to… Read More

 88 Comments

 Posted on February 20, 2018 by

 Airbus, Boeing, Qatar Airways

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Pontifications: Transformation is key to increasing production rates

Feb. 19, 2018, © Leeham Co.: The likely prospect that Airbus and Boeing will increase single-aisle production rates next decade is outlined in our paywall article today. The whys and capabilities to do so are outlined in the… Read More

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 Posted on February 19, 2018 by

 Airbus, Boeing, Bombardier, CFM, Embraer, GE Aviation, Pacific Northwest Aerospace Alliance, Pontifications, Pratt & Whitney, Rolls-Royce

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Airbus, Boeing likely to push for 70/mo single aisle airplane production rates: analysis

Subscription Required Introduction Feb. 19, 2018, © Leeham Co.: Production rates for the Airbus A320 and Boeing 737 families are already at record levels, and heading higher. Airbus plans to hit a production rate of 60/mo next year…. Read More

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 Posted on February 19, 2018 by

 Airbus, Boeing, Pacific Northwest Aerospace Alliance, Premium

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Leahy remains steadfast in A380 future

Feb. 16, 2018, © Leeham Co.: It’s been a long struggle and there isn’t a re-engining any time soon, but John Leahy still firmly believes in the market viability of the Airbus A380. Leahy, who retired last month… Read More

 190 Comments

 Posted on February 16, 2018 by

 Airbus, Boeing, Emirates Airlines, Engine Alliance, GE Aviation, Pratt & Whitney, Rolls-Royce

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Airbus, plagued by “decapitation,” faces tough choices on NMA: consultant

Subscription Required Introduction Feb. 15, 2018, © Leeham Co.: Airbus’ plans to respond to Boeing’s prospective New Midrange Aircraft, aka 797, is a mystery to one of the industry’s leading aviation consultants. Richard Aboulafia of the Teal Group… Read More

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 Posted on February 15, 2018 by

 Airbus, Airlines, Boeing, Middle of the Market, MOM, New Midmarket Aircraft, NMA, Pacific Northwest Aerospace Alliance, Premium

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No harm to Boeing, no threat to US aerospace, ITC finds

Feb,. 14, 2018: The US International Trade Commission’s 4-0 vote against Boeing in the Bombardier trade complaint last month found no harm was suffered by Boeing and no threat to the US aerospace industry occurred with the sale… Read More

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 Posted on February 14, 2018 by

 Boeing, Bombardier, CSeries, Delta Air Lines

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Next round in Airbus-Boeing WTO battle nears

Feb. 14, 2018, © Leeham Co.: The Boeing-Bombardier trade fight isn’t over, yet. The parties received on Feb. 9 the written decision by the US International Trade Commission and the public version, redacted of confidential and proprietary information,… Read More

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 Posted on February 14, 2018 by

 Airbus, Boeing, Bombardier

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Norwegian flies in thin air

By Bjorn Fehrm February 14, 2018, ©. Leeham Co: Norwegian Air Shuttle (Norwegian) is in an aggressive expansion phase. The airline is setting up as many low-cost routes as possible across the Atlantic, to gain critical market share before… Read More

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 Posted on February 14, 2018 by

 Airfinance Journal, Airlines, Boeing

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