GAO report on ‘Boeing’s bank:’ The US Government Accounting Office, a non-partisan investigating agency, completed a study of the funding and guarantees provided by the US ExIm Bank, which is under criticism from Congressional Republicans, and concluded non-US… Read More
Leeham News launches Premium plan, companion to free content; engineer joins staff
Free content. Leeham News and Comment (LNC) today launched a Premium subscription plan as a companion to free content. LNC has provided news and commentary since February 2008, providing industry-leading information and insightful analysis, principally focuses on Airbus,… Read More
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Posted on October 14, 2014 by Scott Hamilton
Airbus, Airlines, Boeing, Bombardier, CFM, Comac, Embraer, Irkut, Mitsubishi, Pratt & Whitney, Rolls-Royce, Sukhoi
737-9, 757, 757 replacement, A321NEO, Airbus, Bjorn Fehrm, Boeing, Bombardier, CFM, Comac, Embraer, Irkut, Leeham News and Comment, Mitsubishi, Pratt & Whitney, Rolls-Royce, Sukhoi
New and Derivative airplanes: Some good, some not; Part 1
First of two parts. Earlier this year, Airbus officials said they will concentrate on improving existing airplanes once the A350 enters service. Boeing followed by saying it would not take any “moonshots” and develop new airplanes, at least… Read More
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Posted on October 6, 2014 by Scott Hamilton
Airbus, Boeing, Comac, CSeries, Embraer, Irkut, Mitsubishi, Sukhoi
747-8, 787, A330 Classic, A350, A380, A400M, Airbus, ARJ-21, AVIC, Boeing, Bombardier, C919, Comac, E-Jet, E-Jet E2, Embraer, Irkut, Mitsubishi, SSJ100, Sukhoi
Assessing the 70-90 seat regional jet sector
Introduction Major orders last week for Bombardier and Mitsubishi and the release of the Airbus Global Market Forecast provide an opportunity to look at market segments that don’t get a lot of attention in the shadow of the… Read More
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Posted on October 5, 2014 by Scott Hamilton
Airbus, Boeing, Bombardier, Comac, CSeries, Embraer, Mitsubishi, Sukhoi
737, 747-8, A320, A380, Airbus, ARJ-21, AVIC, Boeing, Bombardier, Comac, CRJ, CSeries, E-170, E-175, E-190, E-195, E-Jet, Embraer, Mitsubishi, MRJ, MRJ-70, MRJ-90, Regional Jets, SSJ-100, Sukhoi, Very Large Aircraft
Embraer and Bombardier: the tale of different companies, histories and fortunes
Last month we did a situational analysis of Boeing and Airbus and we promised to do the same for Embraer and Bombardier. Our follow-up article took longer than planned, as we wanted to include the rather significant changes… Read More
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Posted on September 15, 2014 by Bjorn Fehrm
Bombardier, CSeries, Embraer, Pratt & Whitney
Bombardier, Comac, CRJ, CSeries, E-Jet, E-Jet E2, Embraer, GE, GTF, Pratt & Whitney, Q400
Odds and Ends: Air France/KLM trims cargo fleet; ExIm Bank countdown; BBD v EMB; More
Air France-KLM trims cargo fleet: Steve Wilhelm of The Puget Sound Business Journal reports that Air France-KLM group is sharply trimming its cargo fleet, with the company declaring the capacity continues to shift to the belly capacity of… Read More
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Posted on September 8, 2014 by Scott Hamilton
Airbus, Airlines, Boeing, Bombardier, Comac, CSeries, Embraer
737 MAX 200, 747-8F, 777-200LRF, 777X, 787, A330-200F, Air France-KLM, Airbus, airlines, Al Jazeera, Boeing, Bombardier, C919, Comac, CS100, CSeries, Embraer, Emirates Airlines, ExIm Bank, Malmo Aviation, Ryanair
Odds and Ends: Russian MC-21 subsidy; C919 assessment; ExIm countdown
Two news items popped up today on emerging aircraft. MC-21 subsidy: Government subsidies for commercial aircraft development have been a sore point between the US and Europe (i.e., Boeing and Airbus) for decades. Although the US and Europe… Read More
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Posted on August 27, 2014 by Scott Hamilton
Airbus, Boeing, Comac, Irkut
Airbus, Boeing, C919, Comac, ExIm Bank, Irkut, MC-21
After-market support becoming key to winning engine orders
Maintenance and power-by-the-hour parts and support contracts are increasingly becoming the deciding factor in deciding which engines and which airplanes will be ordered—it’s no longer a matter of engine price or even operating costs, customers of Airbus and… Read More
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Posted on August 25, 2014 by Scott Hamilton
Airbus, American Airlines, Boeing, Bombardier, CFM, Comac, CSeries, Embraer, GE Aviation, Irkut, Mitsubishi, Pratt & Whitney, Rolls-Royce
737 MAX, 737NG, 747-400, 767, 777, 777-200LR, 777-300ER, 777X, 787, A320ceo, A320NEO, A330ceo, A330neo, Airbus, American Airlines, Boeing, Bombardier, C919, CF34, CFM, CFM 56, Comac, CSeries, E-Jet, E-Jet E2, Embraer, Frontier Airlines, GE Aviation, GECAS, GEnx, GTF, Irkut, LEAP, Lufthansa Airlines, MC-21, Mitsubishi, MRJ, Pratt & Whitney, Republic Airways Holdings, Rolls-Royce
Odds and Ends: Airbus regional A330, IAG orders and Bombardier reviewing options
Airbus A330 regional might get sales after all, Airbus is negotiating a large order with China against local off-sets (assembly or final configuration, the experts are divided) according to Wall Street Journal. We reference Ben Sandilands writeup of… Read More
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Posted on August 1, 2014 by Bjorn Fehrm
Airbus, Bombardier, CSeries, Uncategorized
A330, A330neo, A350, A380, Airbus, Bombardier, Comac, CSeries
Odds and Ends: GAO report on ‘Boeing’s bank;’ C919; Airbus widebody strategy
GAO report on ‘Boeing’s bank:’ The US Government Accounting Office, a non-partisan investigating agency, completed a study of the funding and guarantees provided by the US ExIm Bank, which is under criticism from Congressional Republicans, and concluded non-US… Read More
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Posted on July 11, 2014 by Scott Hamilton
Airbus, Airlines, Alaska Airlines, Boeing, China, Comac, Delta Air Lines
737 MAX, 737NG, 787-9, A320, Air New Zealand, Airbus, Alaska Airlines, Boeing, Boeing Sky Interior, C919, Comac, Delta Air Lines, ECA, European Credit Agencies, ExIm Bank, GAO, Government Accounting Office, John Wojick
Farnborough Air Show preview
The Farnborough Air Show is just around the corner, and we don’t expect the event to be especially newsworthy. Here are our expectations for the show: Airbus Market expectations are that Airbus will launch the A330neo at the… Read More
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Posted on July 7, 2014 by Scott Hamilton
Airbus, Boeing, Bombardier, CFM, Comac, Embraer, GE Aviation, Irkut, Mitsubishi, Pratt & Whitney, Rolls-Royce
Airbus, Boeing, Bombardier, Comac, Embraer, GE Aviation, Irkut, Mitsubishi, Pratt & Whitney, Rolls-Royce
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