Nov. 1, 2017, © Leeham Co.: For years, Bombardier forecast the 20-year market demand in the 100-150 seat sector as between 6,000 and 7,200, depending on the year of the forecast. Airbus in 2014, the last year the… Read More
Posted on November 2, 2017 by Scott Hamilton
Oct. 31, 2017: A new event, the Southeast Aerospace and Defence Conference (SADC) scheduled for June 25-27 in Mobile (AL), will examine the commercial, defense, space and corporate aerospace sectors in the US Southeast. The conference is organized… Read More
Posted on October 31, 2017 by Scott Hamilton
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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
Posted on October 31, 2017 by Scott Hamilton
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
Posted on October 30, 2017 by Scott Hamilton
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
Posted on October 30, 2017 by Scott Hamilton
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
Posted on October 27, 2017 by Scott Hamilton
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
Posted on October 26, 2017 by Bjorn Fehrm
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:
Posted on October 25, 2017 by Scott Hamilton
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
Posted on October 23, 2017 by Scott Hamilton
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
Posted on October 23, 2017 by Scott Hamilton