Leeham News and Analysis
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Alternative energy companies certification seen in two years
By Scott Hamilton Dec. 16, 2025, © Leeham News, Washington (DC): A former acting administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration predicts that alternative technology aircraft will be plying the US skies in two years. Billy Nolen was acting… Read More
What’s the next new aircraft? Part 1
Subscription Required Part 1 of 5 By Scott Hamilton July 17, 2025, © Leeham News: Some urge Boeing to take the plunge “now” to launch a new airplane program. Institutional knowledge is slipping away, these people say. Boeing… Read More
HOTR: Big airplane orders race toward year end
Dec. 8, 2022, © Leeham News: A year-end aircraft order rush will benefit Airbus and Boeing, according to what LNA is hearing. Air India Airbus appears in line to win 50-100 A350 orders from Air India. Boeing appears… Read More
Podcast: 10 Minutes About SSTs
Scott Hamilton and Pontifications are taking the day off. July 5, 2021, © Leeham News: Development of small supersonic transports (SSTs) seemed, for a time, a fad. Three companies announced plans to develop an SST business jet with… Read More
Pontification: It’s time to replace the 737, says industry leader
June 14, 2021, © Leeham News: One of commercial aviation’s most influential leaders said last week Boeing needs to replace the 737 with a new technology airplane. Steven Udvar-Hazy, chairman of Air Lease Corp., said in a CNBC… Read More
Podcast: 10 Minutes About the United-Boom SST agreement
June 8, 2021, © Leeham News: United Airlines and the start-up company, Boom, last week announced an agreement by which UAL will acquire up to 50 Boom Overture SSTs. There are some conditions Boom must meet before United… Read More
The Boom SST engine problem, Part 4
By Bjorn Fehrm Subscription required Introduction December 15, 2016, ©. Leeham Co: In our article series around the engine for a Boom SST, we established the thrust requirements for the engines in Part 3. To fulfill these requirements, we… Read More