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Aviation journalist Ben Sandilands passes

Oct. 31, 2017: Ben Sandilands, the cranky, crusty curmudgeonly writer of Australia’s Plane Talking (Crikey), died Friday after a long illness. He was 73. Cancer was the cause of death. We only met Sandilands on a couple of… Read More

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 Posted on October 31, 2017 by

 Airbus, Airlines, Boeing, Bombardier, CSeries, Malaysian Airlines, MH370

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Bombardier’s “fatal error” in trade dispute

Oct. 30, 2017, © Leeham Co.: Bombardier made a fatal error in the Boeing/US trade dispute that almost certainly precludes a negotiated settlement and which the Airbus-CSeries joint venture is highly unlikely to cure, an expert trade lawyer… Read More

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 Posted on October 30, 2017 by

 Airbus, Boeing, Bombardier, CSeries

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Pontifications: Going to space through Mississippi

Oct. 30, 2017, © Leeham Co., Hancock County (MS): The US Space Shuttle program ended in 2011 and NASA is sending US astronauts to the International Space Station using Russian-made rockets. But officials want to end reliance on… Read More

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 Posted on October 30, 2017 by

 Boeing, Lockheed Martin, NASA, Northrop, Pontifications, Rolls-Royce

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US ponders Russia sanctions, some affecting US aerospace

Oct. 27, 2017, © Leeham Co.: The US is considering new trade sanctions against Russia, and Russia is considering retaliatory sanctions, that could have major implications in US aerospace—including on Boeing. The US sanctions would be for meddling… Read More

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 Posted on October 27, 2017 by

 Boeing, Irkut, NASA, Pratt & Whitney, Sukhoi, United Aircraft, United Engine Corp.

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Singapore airlines increases order for 787-10

By Bjorn Fehrm Subscription Required Introduction Oct. 26, 2017, © Leeham Co.: Singapore airlines increased its order for Boeing’s 787-10 from 20 to 39 this week. The first aircraft for the airline rolled off the assembly earlier this month. It will… Read More

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 Posted on October 26, 2017 by

 Airbus, Airlines, Boeing, Premium

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Boeing earnings: strong 3Q, 9 months, first look at Global Services

Oct. 25, 2017: Boeing announced strong earnings for the third quarter and nine months ending Sept. 30, including the first break-out of Boeing Global Services. The press release may be seen here. JP Morgan’s initial take:

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 Posted on October 25, 2017 by

 Boeing

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Boeing-Embraer venture in response to Airbus-Bombardier? Don’t count on it

Subscription Required Introduction Oct. 23, 2017, © Leeham Co.: With the tie-up announced last Monday between Airbus and Bombardier for the CSeries, speculation immediately turned to whether Boeing and Embraer will join forces in some fashion in response…. Read More

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 Posted on October 23, 2017 by

 Airbus, Boeing, Bombardier, CSeries, E-Jet, Embraer, Middle of the Market, MOM, Premium

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Pontifications: Boeing’s focus on going to Mars

Oct. 23, 2017, © Leeham Co.: New Orleans: Going to Mars is a daunting task, says John Shannon, a Boeing vice president and program manager of the SLS program. But it’s one of the greatest and most exciting… Read More

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 Posted on October 23, 2017 by

 Boeing, NASA, Pontifications

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Boeing ponders restart of 767-300ER passenger line

Oct. 19, 2017, © Leeham Co.: Boeing is nearing a decision whether to restart the 767-300ER passenger line, LNC has learned. The company is in discussions for 50-60 aircraft, market intelligence indicates. Boeing declined comment, saying it does… Read More

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 Posted on October 19, 2017 by

 Airbus, Boeing, Bombardier, Middle of the Market, MOM

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Economics of CS300 versus A319neo and 737 MAX 7

By Bjorn Fehrm Subscription Required Introduction October 18, 2017, ©. Leeham Co: We looked at what Airbus got when it acquired Bombardier’s CSeries yesterday. Now we continue the analysis by looking at the economics of Bombardier’s CS300 versus Airbus… Read More

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 Posted on October 19, 2017 by

 Airbus, Boeing, Bombardier, Premium

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