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- WTO clears US for $10bn in tariffs in Airbus subsidy case September 14, 2019
- Look to 2013 787 grounding to see how Boeing will return MAX to service September 13, 2019
- Airbus touts Airspace, Internet of Things at APEX convention September 13, 2019
- Bjorn’s Corner: Fly by steel or electrical wire, Part 8 September 13, 2019
- Embraer delivers first E195-E2, expects E175-E2 entry into service 2021. September 12, 2019
de Havilland Canada vows to revitalize Q400
Sept. 6, 2019, © Leeham News: Nashville—The new de Havilland Canada (DHC) vowed yesterday to revitalize the former Bombardier Dash 8-400 (Q400), the program DHC acquired effective June 1. Bombardier is selling off and exiting the commercial aviation… Read More
Posted on September 6, 2019 by Scott Hamilton
E195-E2 will lead E-Jet sales, predicts N. American sales exec
Sept. 6, 2019, © Leeham Co., Nashville– Embraer is seeing interest from North American airlines in the E195-E2 despite a requirement that this would have to be operated by US mainline pilots or carriers without restrictions under some… Read More
Posted on September 6, 2019 by Scott Hamilton
Mitsubishi, Bombardier reach agreement to acquire CRJ program
MHI to acquire CRJ program. MHI will acquire the maintenance, support, refurbishment, marketing, and sales activities. Deal worth $550m in cash, $200m in assumed liabilities, $180m in a securitization program. Transaction to close first half 2020 subject to… Read More
Posted on June 25, 2019 by Scott Hamilton
Paris Air Show, Day One: Mitsubishi makes case for “SpaceJet” market opportunity
By Judson Rollins June 17, 2019, © Leeham News, Paris: Senior executives from Mitsubishi Aircraft Company (MITAC) and parent Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) described the long journey to the revamped “SpaceJet” M90 and M100 aircraft. They also commented… Read More
Posted on June 17, 2019 by Scott Hamilton
Evolving the MRJ into the SpaceJet
June 13, 2019, © Leeham News: Mitsubishi Aircraft Corp. (MITAC)’s redesign of the MRJ70 and launch of the M100 SpaceJet in its place reflects a changing market environment when the MRJ program was launched more than a decade… Read More
Posted on June 13, 2019 by Scott Hamilton
Mitsubishi moves would make a lot of sense
By Bryan Corliss Analysis June 11, 2019, © Leeham News: © — A deal by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries to acquire the CRJ program from Bombardier would make abundant sense for Mitsubishi Aircraft Corp – taking a struggling competitor… Read More
Posted on June 11, 2019 by Bryan Corliss
Pontifications: Melancholy about Embraer’s 50th year
June 10, 2019, © Leeham News: Embraer is 50 years old Aug. 19. This must be the classic case of mixed feelings. By the end of the year, if regulators approve, the marquis business unit, Commercial Aviation, will… Read More
Posted on June 10, 2019 by Scott Hamilton
Mitsubish renaming, revamping MRJ, considers US production line: Nikkei Asia news
Updated, 3pm Brazil time, with Bombardier statement and additional response from Embraer. May 29, 2019, © Leeham News, Sao Jose dos Campos, Brazil: Mitsubishi is changing the name of its MRJ jet, revamping the smallest version and considering… Read More
Posted on May 29, 2019 by Scott Hamilton
Pontifications: By accident of timing, convergence of events, Mitsubishi is now well positioned to become major RJ player
May 13, 2019, © Leeham News: The regional jetliner industry is on the cusp of a major shift. Bombardier is exiting commercial aviation. The company already is under contract to sell the Q400. It’s CRJ program is for… Read More
Posted on May 13, 2019 by Scott Hamilton
Boeing, Bombardier, Comac, Embraer, Mitsubishi, Pontifications, Sukhoi
ARJ-21, Boeing, Bombardier, Comac, CRJ, E-Jet, Embraer, MITAC, Mitsubishi, MRJ, SSJ100, Sukhoi
The decline and fall of Bombardier
Subscription Required Introduction May 6, 2019, © Leeham News: Bombardier was once the leader in providing regional airliners to the industry. Today, it’s all but exited the industry. With the announcement that its Belfast manufacturing facility and a… Read More
Posted on May 6, 2019 by Scott Hamilton
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