By Scott Hamilton March 27, 2018, © Leeham News, Bainbridge Island (WA): The unexpected US order to close the Russian Consulate in Seattle this week set off a media frenzy in this city because two reasons cited were… Read More
Posted on March 27, 2018 by Scott Hamilton
Airbus, Boeing, Bombardier, China, Comac, McDonnell Douglas, Mitsubishi
737 MAX, 747-8, 777 Classic, 777X, 787, A320, Airbus, ARJ21, Boeing, C919, Comac, DC-9, McDonnell Douglas, MD-80, Russia
By Bjorn Fehrm Subscription Required Introduction February 12, 2018, © Leeham Co.: In the fourth article about the Chinese/Russian wide-body, CR929, we analyzed the engine selection for the aircraft. Now we continue with a first performance analysis of… Read More
Posted on February 12, 2018 by Bjorn Fehrm
Feb. 5, 2018, © Leeham Co.: Two thousand seventeen is over and the numbers are in. Airbus continues to have a commanding lead over Boeing for single-aisle, neo v MAX backlog. Although Airbus got pounded by Boeing in… Read More
Posted on February 5, 2018 by Scott Hamilton
Airbus, Boeing, Bombardier, Comac, Embraer, Emirates Airlines, Irkut, Pontifications
737 MAX, A320NEO, Airbus, Boeing, Bombardier, Comac, CS100, CS300, E190 E2, E195 E2, Embraer, Irkut
By Bjorn Fehrm Subscription Required Introduction January 18, 2018, © Leeham Co.: In the first article about the Chinese/Russian widebody, the CR929, we described the route to a joint program company and the launch of the project. We… Read More
Posted on January 18, 2018 by Bjorn Fehrm
By Bjorn Fehrm Subscription Required Introduction January 15, 2018, © Leeham Co.: The Chinese and Russian Widebody program started in earnest over the last year. After signing a joint venture agreement in 2016, the project now has a… Read More
Posted on January 15, 2018 by Bjorn Fehrm
Jan. 8, 2018, © Leeham Co.: This is going to be a year of transformations. This might be viewed with puzzlement by some. After all, only minor-modification models will be entering service this year: the Airbus A350-1000, the… Read More
Posted on January 8, 2018 by Scott Hamilton
Airbus, Airfinance Journal, Boeing, Bombardier, China, Comac, CSeries, E-Jet, Embraer, Irkut, Leeham Co., Mitsubishi, MOM, New Midmarket Aircraft, NMA, Pontifications
737-7. 737-8, A321neo. a321neo Plus. 777X, Airbus, Airfinance Journal, Boeing, Bombardier, Comac, Embraer, Irkut, Mitsubishi, New Midmarket Airplane, NMA. MOM, Southeast Aerospace and Defence Conference
June 15, 2017, © Leeham Co.: Leeham News and Comment is off to the Paris Air Show. Coverage will begin Sunday, with several events in advance of the show’s official opening Monday. We’ll be there through Thursday, with… Read More
Posted on June 15, 2017 by Scott Hamilton
By Bjorn Fehrm Subscription required. Introduction June 15, 2017, ©. Leeham Co: We continued the comparison of Irkut’s MC-21 and COMAC’s C919 last week with an analysis of the cabins and systems. The week before, we compared project time… Read More
Posted on June 15, 2017 by Bjorn Fehrm
By Bjorn Fehrm Subscription required. Introduction June 08, 2017, ©. Leeham Co: We started the comparison of Irkut’s MC-21 and COMAC’s C919 last week. We compared project time plans, structures and aerodynamics. Now we continue with the comparison of… Read More
Posted on June 8, 2017 by Bjorn Fehrm
Airbus, Boeing, CFM, Comac, GE Aviation, Irkut, Pratt & Whitney, Premium, Rockwell Collins, United Aircraft, United Engine Corp., YAK
737, 777, 787, A350, Airbus, Boeing, C919, CFM, Comac, Irkut, MC-21, Pratt & Whitney
Subscription Required Introduction June 5, 2017, © Leeham Co.: Bombardier’s activities in China, where the fuselage for the CSeries is co-produced, have been at a standstill. None of the Memorandums of Understand or Letters of Intent have been… Read More
Posted on June 6, 2017 by Scott Hamilton
ATR, Boeing, Bombardier, China, Comac, CSeries, Delta Air Lines, Embraer, IATA, Pratt & Whitney, Premium
ATR, Boeing, Bombardier, China, Comac, CS100, CS300, CS500, CSeries, Delta Air Lines, Fred Comer, GTF, IATA, Pratt & Whitney