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Leeham News and Analysis
- Bjorn’s Corner: Do I get COVID in airline cabins? Part 5. June 5, 2020
- HOTR: Moving up the 777-8F? June 4, 2020
- How much of International passenger flights can be paid by belly cargo ? June 4, 2020
- There could be a future for the A380—and it’s not what you think June 3, 2020
- Mitsubishi’s options for the SpaceJet June 2, 2020
How much of International passenger flights can be paid by belly cargo ?
By Bjorn Fehrm Subscription Required Introduction June 4, 2020, © Leeham News: Air cargo prices are at an all-time high. The air cargo demand is down 28% compared with the same time last year, but the capacity has… Read More
Embraer announces a first Quarter 2020 loss of $292 million
By Bjorn Fehrm June 1, 2020, ©. Leeham News: Embraer presented its 1Q2020 results today. It lost $292m (vs. loss of $43m 1Q2019) on revenues of $634m ($823m). The reason is the COVID-19 crisis and halting commercial jet… Read More
What’s the gain of flying a smaller single-aisle during COVID-19 recovery?
By Bjorn Fehrm Subscription Required Introduction May 28, 2020, © Leeham News: As flying recommences after country lockdowns, the fill factors for the flights will be low for an extended period. Airlines and the OEMs are anticipating the… Read More
Bjorn’s Corner: Do I get COVID in airline cabins? Part 3.
May 22, 2020, ©. Leeham News: In our Corner series about flying during the COVID-19 pandemic, we look closer at the available research around passengers that fly with virus infections and if these spread to other passengers during… Read More
Lessor exposure to Airbus, Boeing wide-bodies
Subscription Required By Scott Hamilton May 18, 2020, © Leeham News: As airlines park or retire thousands of aircraft, lessors with wide-body airplanes are most at risk. Single-aisle airplanes are easier to re-lease and more in demand when… Read More
Bjorn’s Corner: Do I get COVID in airline cabins? Part 2.
May 15, 2020, ©. Leeham News: In our Corner series about flying during the COVID-19 pandemic, we dig deeper into the knowledge around when a person is infectious and what to do about it in a air travel… Read More
Bringing back long-haul capacity with narrowbody aircraft
Subscription Required By Vincent Valery Introduction May 11, 2020, © Leeham News: The timeline for a passenger traffic recovery is highly uncertain. Major OEMs and some airlines expect a return to 2019 passenger traffic levels in two years… Read More
Bjorn’s Corner: Can I get COVID-19 in airline cabins? Part 1.
May 8, 2020, ©. Leeham News: In our Corner series, we now dig into this important subject: Is my probability of getting infected with the COVID-19 virus higher in an airliner cabin than in other places? We look… Read More