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- Boeing’s 737 North Line and the Everett factory: in transition now June 9, 2025
- Bjorn’s Corner: Air Transport’s route to 2050. Part 25. June 6, 2025
- New RISE powerplant benefits from decades of GE research and development June 5, 2025
- Engine makers emphasizing durability, reliability June 4, 2025
- Boeing CEO: Lessons learned are key to certification of 737-7/10 and 777X June 2, 2025
The turbo-prop conundrum: small market, high costs
ATR Turbo-prop. Photo via Google images. Subscription Required Introduction ATR and Bombardier are incumbents. China has a home-market offering. Indonesia and India want to create a product. It’s the 60-seat and up turbo-prop market. It’s too many companies… Read More
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Posted on November 23, 2015 by Scott Hamilton
Bombardier-Quebec investment another step in securing future
Nov. 19, 2015: The $1.5bn investment by Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec to take a 30% stake in Bombardier Transportation, the rail business, is another step in the financial restructuring of the distressed company. This brings to… Read More
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Posted on November 19, 2015 by Scott Hamilton
Embraer sees broadening market in North America
Subscription Required Introduction Nov. 17, 2015, © Leeham Co. The chief commercial officer of Embraer sees US mainline carriers adding John Slattery, Chief Commercial Officer, Embraer. Photo via Google images. aircraft in the 100-plus seat sector that will… Read More
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Posted on November 17, 2015 by Scott Hamilton
Airlines, American Airlines, Bombardier, CSeries, E-Jet, Embraer, Premium, United Airlines, US Airways
737-7 A319, 737-700, Air Canada, Airbus, airlines, American Airlines, Boeing, Bombardier, CS100, CS300, CSeries, E-175, E-190, E-190 E2, E-195, E-195 E2, E175 E2, Embraer, JetBlue, John Slattery, United Airlines, United Express, US Airways, World Trade Organization, WTO
Bjorn’s Corner: MRJ90 first flight
13 November 2015, ©. Leeham Co: Mitsubishi flew their MRJ for the first time this week. I could have added “finally” because it is two years late compared to the original time plan. But who cares when the… Read More
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Posted on November 13, 2015 by Bjorn Fehrm
Bjorn's Corner, Bombardier, CSeries, E-Jet, Embraer, Mitsubishi, Pratt & Whitney
737, 757, 767, 777, 787, A320, Bombardier, Embraer, Mitsubishi, MRJ-90
Embraer’s fundamental advantages
Subscription Required Introduction With the first Embraer E-Jet E2 under assembly, we take a look at the E1 and E2 programs in the run-up to roll-out of the E-190 E2 next year and projected Entry Into Service (EIS)… Read More
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Posted on November 9, 2015 by Scott Hamilton
Pontifications: A380neo? Try A380TXWB. Dubai Air Show and other Odds and Ends
Nov. 9, 2015, (c) Leeham Co. Airbus last week launched its A380 flying test bed with the A350-1000’s Rolls-Royce Trent XWB 97,000 lb engine placed in the number two position. The first thing that came to mind when… Read More
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Posted on November 9, 2015 by Scott Hamilton
Bjorn’s Corner: Aircraft systems, the real nuts to crack
06 November 2015, ©. Leeham Co: COMAC’s C919 was rolled out in the week. We got to see a new shiny aircraft which looked ready to fly. The nicely curved fuselage and wings were immaculate, the paint was… Read More
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Posted on November 6, 2015 by Bjorn Fehrm
COMAC C919, first analysis
By Bjorn Fehrm Subscription required. Introduction Nov. 04, 2015, ©. Leeham Co: COMAC rolled out China’s first modern airliner Monday. We have commented on its place in the market in a sister article. Here we will do a first… Read More
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Posted on November 4, 2015 by Bjorn Fehrm
Airbus, Boeing, Bombardier, CFM, Comac, CSeries, Premium
737 MAX, A320NEO, Airbus, Boeing, Bombardier, CFM, CFM LEAP-1A, CFM LEAP-1C, Comac, CSeries, Pratt & Whitney
Pointifications: Wide-body orders; Bombardier’s $1bn
Nov. 2, 2015, © Leeham Co. Boeing gets an order for up to 26 787-10s. Airbus firms up options to an order for 30 A330s, added to 45 previously announced by the same customer. Boeing announces an order for nine… Read More
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Posted on November 2, 2015 by Scott Hamilton
What’s the trouble with Bombardier and the CSeries, Part2?
By Bjorn Fehrm Subscription required. Introduction Nov. 02, 2015, ©. Leeham Co: Bombardier (BBD) held its 3Q 2015 call last week and gave further information around the cash needed to bring the CSeries program to market. We now take… Read More
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Posted on November 2, 2015 by Bjorn Fehrm