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Pontifications: Musical chairs at Airbus

Sept. 17, 2018, © Leeham News: The surprise resignation last week by Eric Schulz as Chief Commercial Officer for Airbus re-opened the door for the man who should have been named in the first place, Christian Scherer. Scherer… Read More

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 Posted on September 17, 2018 by

 Airbus, Boeing, Farnborough Air Show, Middle of the Market, New Midmarket Aircraft, NMA, Pontifications

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Pontifications: Scrutiny of HNA intensifies

Nov. 27, 2017, © Leeham Co.: Time for some catch-up in the world of commercial aviation. Scrutiny of HNA Group is intensifying as regulators in Switzerland claim the Chinese company provided false information in the takeover of a… Read More

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 Posted on November 27, 2017 by

 Airbus, Airlines, Boeing, Bombardier, Emirates Airlines, Pontifications, Rolls-Royce

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New ATR CEO favors clean-sheet design turboprop

Subscription Required Part 1; Bombardier will appear next week. Introduction March 30, 2017, © Leeham Co.: Economics simply don’t support development of a new turboprop any time soon, an analysis shows. Low utilization by turboprop operators, the cost… Read More

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 Posted on March 30, 2017 by

 Airbus, ATR, Bombardier, Premium

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Assessing ATR future

Subscription Required Introductions Feb. 27, 2017, © Leeham Co.: ATR today holds an almost monopolistic position in the large turbo-prop market with 87% of the backlog at YE2016. Bombardier, once the dominant turbo-prop manufacturer, has a mere 13%…. Read More

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 Posted on February 27, 2017 by

 Airbus, ATR, Bombardier, Embraer, Premium

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Airbus Innovation Days: synopsis of a lot of stuff

We’ve been at the Airbus Innovation Days in Toulouse, with about 200 others from around the globe. Here are some highlights: A380 wing rib issues: As reported previously in various media, Tom Williams, EVP-programs, outlined the issues with… Read More

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 Posted on May 24, 2012 by

 Airbus, Boeing, Comac

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