Leeham News and Analysis
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Leeham News and Analysis
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It’s official: Canada’s Porter selects CSeries for difficult Toronto City Airport
Bombardier Aerospace @Bombardier_Aero 41s Warm welcome to #CSeries Canadian launch customer @porterairlines that signed a cond. agreement for up to 30 CS100 http://ow.ly/i/1Rx4e The Toronto Star was quick to post this story. Here is the Porter press release…. Read More
Posted on April 10, 2013 by Scott Hamilton
Noise contours for the Bombardier CS100 and the Porter Airlines expected order
The news that Canada’s Porter Airlines is the Unidentified North American customer that signed a Letter of Intent for up to 30 Bombardier CSeries for use at Toronto City Airport sparked a lot of noise (pun intended). Late… Read More
Posted on April 9, 2013 by Scott Hamilton
Porter said to be CSeries customer for use at Toronto City Airport
Jon Ostrower was rather prolific tonight with the Tweets: Jon Ostrower @jonostrower 3h .@scottdeveau Not disagreeing with the content of the Tripartite, just saying there’s a political fight coming for the future of YTZ. Expand Jon Ostrower @jonostrower… Read More
Posted on April 8, 2013 by Scott Hamilton
Odds and Ends: 787 service return; LionAir’s A320 order; race to Paris; 777X v A350
787 to fly soon: Jim McNerney, CEO of Boeing, says the 787 will be back in service soon. Tests should be completed within days and he is confident in the fix. LionAir’s A320 order: In case you wondered… Read More
Posted on March 28, 2013 by Scott Hamilton
Odds and Ends: CSeries, 787, A320neo v 737 MAX, First vs Business; Southwest Air
CSeries Powers On, Compresses Schedule: Bombardier is racing toward its first flight. The company powered on the CS100 Flight Test Vehicle 1 yesterday and Jon Ostrower had this article about BBD compressing the schedule to stay on track… Read More
Posted on March 26, 2013 by Scott Hamilton
Bombardier investors’ day: CSeries focus
We’re pretty tired of the Boeing 787 stuff, but it’s a story that simply is a daily occurrence. So it’s with some relief we have something else to talk about today. Bombardier held an investors’ day today (March… Read More
Posted on March 21, 2013 by Scott Hamilton
Bombardier rolls out CSeries FTV 1 and more
Bombardier last week rolled out (sort of) CSeries CS100 Flight Test Vehicle #1 and revealed FTVs 2, 3, 4 and the start of FTV5. Officials are sticking with their timeline that the first flight will be by the… Read More
Posted on March 11, 2013 by Scott Hamilton
Odds and Ends: Setback on 787 ETOPS; Ray Conner profile; 777X ATO near; CSeries
Since we were in transit yesterday, here are a number of articles that are a day late in being posted here. Boeing 787: New York Times: Setback in Boeing’s Hope for Longer Range Puget Sound Business Journal: Steve… Read More
Posted on March 9, 2013 by Scott Hamilton
Airbus, Boeing, Bombardier, CSeries
777X, 787, A350-800, Airbus, Boeing, Bombardier, CSeries, Ray Conner
Bombardier confirms 160-seat CSeries
Bombardier today confirmed what had been widely reported, that it is offering a 160-seat, high-density version of the CS300. The company made the announcement in advance of its program update and the “reveal” of the first Flight Test… Read More
Posted on March 7, 2013 by Scott Hamilton
Odds and Ends: NTSB issues 787 report today; FAA readies OK; A350-800 future debated
NTSB Report Comes Today: The National Transportation Safety Board issues its preliminary report on the Boeing 787 JAL fire today, around 11am ET. Here is the NTSB 787 page that has been updated throughout the process. We’re traveling… Read More
Posted on March 7, 2013 by Scott Hamilton