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Odds and Ends: Wrapping up 2014 in the news
Dec. 31, 2014, just under the wire: 2014 is over and there was some news unrelated to the loss of AirAsia flight 8501: Bombardier: The company received a firm order for 24 CRJ900s from an unidentified customer (we… Read More
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Posted on December 31, 2014 by Scott Hamilton
Looking ahead in 2015 in commercial aviation
Here’s a visualization of events to look for in commercial aviation in 2015.
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Posted on December 26, 2014 by Scott Hamilton
Airbus, Boeing, Bombardier, CFM, China, Comac, CSeries, Embraer, GE Aviation, Mitsubishi, Paris Air Show, Pratt & Whitney, Rolls-Royce
767-2C, A320NEO, A350-1000, A350-900, A380neo, air force tanker, Airbus, Boeing, Bombardier, CFM, CSeries, E-Jet E2, Embraer, GTF, KC-46A, LEAP, MC-21, Mitsubishi, MRJ, Pratt & Whitney, Qatar Airways, Rolls-Royce, Trent XWB
Boom times leads to looming cash flow shortfall across OEMs
Subscription Required. Introduction Dec. 16, 2014: There have been record aircraft orders year after year, swelling the backlogs of Airbus and Boeing to seven years on some product lines, Bombardier’s CSeries is sold out through 2016, Embraer has… Read More
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Posted on December 16, 2014 by Scott Hamilton
Airbus, Boeing, Bombardier, CFM, CSeries, Embraer, GE Aviation, Irkut, Mitsubishi, MTU, Premium, Rolls-Royce
787-10, A320NEO, A330neo, A350, A380, A380-900, A380neo, A400M, air force tanker, Airbus, Boeing, Bombardier, C-17, CFM, Comac, E-Jet E2, Embraer, GE Aviation, GE9X, GTF, Irkut, KC-390, KC-46A, LEAP, Mitsubishi, MTU, Pratt & Whitney, Rolls-Royce
The challenges in bringing a new turboprop to market
By Philippe Poutissou Special to Leeham News and Comment Introduction Dec. 15, 2014: The market for turboprop aircraft has been strong for nearly a decade, yet there has been limited new product development in the segment. This has… Read More
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Posted on December 15, 2014 by Scott Hamilton
New UTC CEO throws cold water on PW GTF growth
The new chief executive officer of United Technologies Corp., Gregory Hayes, threw cold water on hopes and dreams of Pratt & Whitney, a subsidiary, that the successful small- and medium-sized Geared Turbo Fan will grow into the wide-body… Read More
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Posted on December 12, 2014 by Scott Hamilton
Boeing, Bombardier, CFM, Comac, CSeries, Embraer, Irkut, Mitsubishi, Pratt & Whitney, Rolls-Royce
737 MAX, 757, 757 replacement, 767, 767 replacement, A320NEO, Alain M. Bellemare, Bombardier, C919, CFM, Comac, CSeries, E-Jet E2, Embraer, GE Aviation, Gregory Hayes, GTF, Irkut, MC-21, Mitsubishi, MRJ, Pratt & Whitney, United Technologies
Assessment of Lessors in Airbus and Boeing backlogs, narrow- vs wide-body
Subscription Required Introduction Nov. 30, 2014: Airlines now lease about 50% of their aircraft under a variety of mechanisms: operating, finance, leveraged and Islamic leases, just to name a few. There are operating leasing, special purpose and “house”… Read More
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Posted on November 30, 2014 by Scott Hamilton
Airbus, ATR, Boeing, Bombardier, Comac, Embraer, Irkut, Mitsubishi, Premium
737, 747-400, 747-8, 777-300ER, A320, AerCap, Air Lease Corp., Airbus, ATR, Boeing, Bombardier, Comac, Embraer, GECAS, George Batchelor, ILFC, Irkut, Mitsubishi, Steven Udvar-Hazy
MTU investors day: views of its engine programs, future airplane timelines; separately, Embraer COO interview
Nov. 30, 2014: MTU Investors Day: MTU is a major participant in engine development and supplies, participating on the GEnx, GTF and GEnx program. It’s also a member of the joint venture in International Aero Engines and it’s… Read More
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Posted on November 30, 2014 by Scott Hamilton
Odds and Ends: Storm Warnings; Boeing photos now available to everyone; CSeries; Movin’ on up
Nov. 26, 2014:Storm Warnings: We’ve made references in recent posts about airlines on our “Storm Warning Flag” list. In 2013, we compiled the Top Customers for Single-Aisle and Twin-Aisle Airplanes for Airbus and Boeing. Here’s our 2013 Storm… Read More
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Posted on November 25, 2014 by Scott Hamilton
Odds and Ends: E-175s for Alaska; AirAsia X and Norwegian Air; Production rates
Nov. 25, 2014: E-175s for Alaska Airlines: SkyWest Airlines of the USA, a provider of contract service to several US carriers, ordered seven Embraer E-175s for planned service for Alaska Airlines. Simultaneously, Alaska announced new service from its… Read More
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Posted on November 25, 2014 by Scott Hamilton
Interview: CSeries program update with Bombardier’s program chief Dewar
Subscription required. Now open to all Readers. By Bjorn Fehrm and Scott Hamilton Introduction Nov. 24, 2014: Bombardier CSeries flight testing has now passed 500 flight hours, and with the addition of Flight Test Vehicle 5 to the… Read More
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Posted on November 24, 2014 by Scott Hamilton