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Leeham News and Analysis
- Boeing: Breaking Up is Hard to Do October 14, 2024
- Where and who will be laid off in Boeing reset? October 14, 2024
- Pontifications: Boeing needs massive reset, and not just with labor October 14, 2024
- How Boeing’s actions affect Products, Airbus: Analysis (Update) October 11, 2024
- Boeing Announces Preliminary Significant Q3 Loss: Cuts 767 Freighter Program, Delays 777X EIS, Major Layoffs October 11, 2024
Air Wars: The Global Combat Between Airbus and Boeing
By Scott Hamilton Sept. 7, 2021, (c) Leeham News: My book, Air Wars: The Global Combat Between Airbus and Boeing, is now available on Amazon. Three years in the making—delayed by the need to include the Boeing 737… Read More
Posted on September 7, 2021 by Scott Hamilton
Updated: Porter confirms E195-E2 after persistent denials in May
By Scott Hamilton July 12, 2021, © Leeham News: Canada’s Porter Airlines today announced an order for 30 Embraer E195-E2s. The move comes shortly after the Canadian government agreed to loan hundreds of millions of dollars to Porter… Read More
Posted on July 12, 2021 by Scott Hamilton
Pontifications: MHIRJ prepares for narrowbody aftermarket business
June 21, 2021, © Leeham News: MHIRJ Aviation Group said last week its 100,000 sf expansion of MRO facilities is sized to accommodate narrowbody aircraft. MHIRJ is the former Bombardier CRJ global product support system purchased last year… Read More
Posted on June 21, 2021 by Scott Hamilton
Pontifications: The Wing of Tomorrow and Airbus’ future
May 31, 2021, © Leeham News: It’s not as if Boeing doesn’t have enough challenges right now. Airbus seems ready to up the ante by re-winging the A320 series, according to an article last week by Bloomberg News…. Read More
Posted on May 31, 2021 by Scott Hamilton
Boeing’s dilemma in the 125-170 seat sector
Subscription Required By Scott Hamilton Introduction May 24, 2021, © Leeham News: NMA. 777X. The 200-270 seat sector. While Boeing grapples about what to do in the 200-270 seat sector, the heart of the single-aisle market represented by… Read More
HOTR: Porter confirmed as customer in E195-E2 deal
By the Leeham News Team May 19, 2021, © Leeham News: Embraer got a big boost for its E-Jet E2 order book in April when it announced a firm deal for 30 E195 E2s. “On April 23, the… Read More
Posted on May 19, 2021 by Scott Hamilton
The 717 and A220, Part 2: Operational economics comparison
Subscription Required By Bjorn Fehrm Introduction December 10, 2020, © Leeham News: Last week, we introduced the Boeing 717 and its closest replacement size-wise, the Airbus A220-100. Delta, a major 717 customer, is accelerating the replacement of the… Read More
Posted on December 10, 2020 by Bjorn Fehrm
The 717 and A220, Part 1: Introduction
Subscription Required By Vincent Valery Introduction Dec. 3, 2020, © Leeham News: Delta Air Lines, the largest Boeing 717 operator, announced it would retire the type by the end of 2025. Airbus A220s will mostly replace the aging… Read More
Posted on December 3, 2020 by Vincent Valery
717, 737, A220, A320/A320neo, Bombardier, CRJ, EJet, GTF, McDonnell Douglas
Airbus integrates the last pieces of the CSeries from Bombardier
September 3, 2020, © Leeham News: Airbus and its subsidiary Satair announced today it has integrated one of the last pieces of Bombardier’s engagement with the A220, the spare parts distribution. Airbus acquired Bombardier’s part of the A220… Read More
Posted on September 3, 2020 by Bjorn Fehrm
The future of regional jets is limited by choices, Scope Clause
By Judson Rollins Introduction July 6, 2020, © Leeham News: The fallout from COVID-19 is beginning to intersect with the beginning of a wave of regional jet retirements globally. However, the market for smaller commercial jets today stretches… Read More
Posted on July 6, 2020 by Judson Rollins