07 May 2015, C. Leeham Co: Last week we looked at Airbus first quarter result and compared its commercial aircraft unit with Boeing’s. Now with do the same with Bombardier and Embraer. As both have sizeable Business jet… Read More
Posted on May 7, 2015 by Bjorn Fehrm
Subscription Required. Introduction May 3, 2015, c. Leeham Co. The Paris Air Show is June 15-19 for the trade/industrial portion. Beginning this week, Leeham News and Comment will provide our Market Assessment and insight about what to expect…. Read More
Posted on May 3, 2015 by Scott Hamilton
Airbus, Boeing, Bombardier, Embraer, Emirates Airlines, Engine Alliance, Farnborough Air Show, GE Aviation, Irkut, Mitsubishi, Paris Air Show, Pratt & Whitney, Premium, Rolls-Royce
737, 757, 787-10, 787-9, A320NEO, A321LR, A330ceo, A330neo, A350, A380, Airbus, Boeing, Bombardier, Comac, Embraer, Farnborough Air Show, Irkut, Mitsubishi, Paris Air Show
By Bjorn Fehrm Subscription required Introduction 14 April 2015, C. Leeham Co: There have been persistent reports that the CFM LEAP engines should be behind their fuel consumption targets. We commented on these rumors recently. It’s normal for… Read More
Posted on April 14, 2015 by Bjorn Fehrm
April 13, 2015: A campaign that began last year between Airbus and Boeing for a large order of 100 airplanes at Europe’s Low Cost Carrier, Wizz Air, could be the first face off between the “A320neo 195” (our… Read More
Posted on April 13, 2015 by Scott Hamilton
Airbus, Airlines, Boeing, Bombardier, CSeries, Mitsubishi
737 MAX, 737 MAX 200, 747-8, 777X, 787, A320neo 195, Airbus, Boeing, Bombardier, Casey Stengel, CS100, CS300, CSeries, GAO, Government Accounting Office, Ilyushin Finance Co, KC-46A, Mitsubishi, MRJ90, New York Mets, New York Yankees, P-8A, Wizz Air
The shake-up continues at Bombardier, with new CEO Alain Bellemare replacing Mike Arcamone, the president of the commercial aerospace unit, with the former president of mega-lessor International Lease Finance Corp., Fred Cromer. Bellemare also retained the consulting firm… Read More
Posted on April 9, 2015 by Scott Hamilton
Subscription Required Introduction Maria Della Posta, SVP Sales and Marketing, Pratt & Whitney Canada April 5, 2015, c. Leeham Co. Pratt & Whitney Canada (PWC) continues to develop the next generation turbo prop engine despite little interest from… Read More
Posted on April 5, 2015 by Scott Hamilton
April 2, 2015: Paul Adams, president of Pratt & Whitney, provided an “state of the business” of PW during the second day of the Media Days. We follow our usual format of recapping his comments in paraphrased form…. Read More
Posted on April 2, 2015 by Scott Hamilton
April 2, 2015: Lean principals and increased shifting to automated manufacturing are key to an aggressive ramp up for the Pratt & Whitney Geared Turbo Fan engine, according to officials. The first production engines for the Airbus A320neo… Read More
Posted on April 2, 2015 by Scott Hamilton
By Bjorn Fehrm Introduction March 31, 2015: We have received an update for Avolon’s “Aircraft retirement and storage trends” whitepaper from September 2012. In the age of changing fuel prices it makes for interesting reading as the author, Avolon’s Head… Read More
Posted on March 31, 2015 by Bjorn Fehrm
By Bjorn Fehrm Subscription required Introduction March 29, 2015, c. Leeham Co: Bombardier’s big bet in the aeronautics sector, CSeries, is well into flight testing, now more than half way toward the 2,400 hours required by Transport Canada… Read More
Posted on March 29, 2015 by Bjorn Fehrm
Airbus, Boeing, Bombardier, CFM, China, Comac, CSeries, Embrarer, GE Aviation, International Aero Engines, Pratt & Whitney, Premium, Sukhoi, United Aircraft, YAK
737, 737 MAX, 737-7, 737NG, A319neo, A320, A320NEO, Airbus, Boeing, Bombardier, CFM, Comac, CSeries, E-195 E2, E-Jet E2, Embraer, GTF, LEAP-1A, Leap-1B, Pratt & Whitney