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Leeham News and Analysis
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CSeries becomes Airbus A220-100 and A220-300
By Bjorn Fehrm July 10, 2018, © Leeham News.: Airbus launched its new A220 aircraft family today in Toulouse. The event took place at the Airbus Delivery Center at Blagnac airport with the World’s Media invited. The Bombardier… Read More
Posted on July 10, 2018 by Bjorn Fehrm
MRJ’s GTF flameout traced to manufacturing issue
Editor’s note: The Farnborough Air Show begins next week. Mitsubishi is expected to have a flying display of the MRJ90 at an international air show for the first time. This is the last of three stories from Mitsubishi’s… Read More
Posted on July 10, 2018 by Scott Hamilton
Boeing, Embraer tie-up key to NMA development
Subscription Required Introduction July 9, 2018, © Leeham News: When Boeing and Embraer announced last week the Memorandum of Understanding to form a joint venture between Boeing and Embraer Commercial Airplanes, writers and analysts jumped on the bandwagon… Read More
Posted on July 9, 2018 by Scott Hamilton
Boeing, Embraer to create commercial company, intent for defense JV
July 5, 2018: Boeing and Embraer announced an agreement to create a new company with EMB’s commercial aircraft unit and intent to create a second JV for its defense unit. The full press release is below the jump…. Read More
Posted on July 5, 2018 by Scott Hamilton
Delays over for MRJ program, execs insist
By Dan Catchpole Subscription Required July 3, 2018, © Leeham News: Mitsubishi Aircraft Corp. executives insist the MRJ90 is past the seemingly endless delays that have dogged its development. It is on track toward type certification and first… Read More
Posted on July 2, 2018 by Scott Hamilton
Pontifications: C Series to Airbus, 10 years since program launch, lower fuel burn
July 2, 2018, © Leeham News: Airbus officially became the majority partner yesterday of the C Series Aircraft Limited Partnership, or CSALP. Airbus has a 50.01% stake in the LP, with Bombardier and the province of Quebec holding… Read More
Posted on July 2, 2018 by Scott Hamilton
Farnborough Air Show: No NMA, unlikely A321 Plus, no Boeing-EMB tie up
Subscription Required Introduction June 25, 2018, © Leeham News: Little in the way of excitement is expected at the Farnborough Air Show next month. There won’t be any launch of the oft-talked about Boeing New Midmarket Aircraft (NMA,… Read More
Posted on June 25, 2018 by Scott Hamilton
Pontifications: Growing aerospace in the US Southeast
June 24, 2018, © Leeham News: We’re a week away from the partnership between Airbus and the Bombardier C Series program becoming effective. Beginning tomorrow, Leeham Co. and Airfinance Journal hold the Inaugural Southeast Aerospace & Defence Conference… Read More
Posted on June 25, 2018 by Scott Hamilton
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Airbus, Boeing, Bombardier, C Series, CS100, CS300, Delta Air Lines, JetBlue, Moxy Airlines, Spirit Airlines, United Airlines
US start-up has a lot of Moxy
Subscription Required Introduction June 21, 2018, © Leeham News: A new US airline secured delivery positions for 60 Bombardier CS300s for deliveries from 2020, according to its business plan circulating this month. Moxy Airlines is led by David… Read More
Posted on June 21, 2018 by Scott Hamilton
Airbus, Airlines, Boeing, Bombardier, CSeries, Delta Air Lines, Farnborough Air Show, Premium, Southwest Airlines
737 MAX, A320NEO, Airbus, airlines, Azul, Boeing, Bombardier, Breeze Aviation Group, David Neeleman, Frontier Airlines, JetBlue, Morris Air, Moxy Airlines, Republic Airways Holdings, Southwest Airlines, TAP Portugal, WestJet
Airbus-C Series closing a “positive catalyst,” say analysts
June 13, 2018, © Leeham News: The news Friday that Airbus and Bombardier concluded the deal in which Airbus takes a 50.01% ownership in the C Series program was greeted favorably by two analyst reports LNC saw. Credit… Read More
Posted on June 13, 2018 by Scott Hamilton