Leeham News and Analysis

There's more to real news than a news release.

There's more to real news than a news release.

Odds and Ends: A320 Sharklet tests better than forecast; Emirates and A350-1000

Back to work: Airbus flight tests reveal that its Sharklet is one-half percent better on long-range operations than had been forecast. . The company revealed that the A320 Sharklet 4% better fuel burn than the current airplane on… Read More

 15 Comments

 Posted on November 25, 2012 by

 Airbus, Boeing, Bombardier

     , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

Odds and Ends: To fly or not to fly–CSeries; Qatar’s A350s; A320 production rates

CSeries: Bombardier’s sales chief says the CSeries might fly earlier than the six month delay announced on the earnings call. See this Reuters report from China’s Zhuhai Air Show. Qatar’s A350: Flight Global’s David Kaminski-Morrow reports Qatar switched… Read More

 29 Comments

 Posted on November 14, 2012 by

 Airbus, Boeing, Bombardier, CSeries

     , , , , , , , ,

Bombardier announces delay in CSeries first flight

Earnings Call Update: We’ve made substantial progress. First flight will be by end of June 2013 with EIS for CS100 a year later. CS300 timeline still EIS YE2014. BBD did not identify “major systems” that are taking longer… Read More

 6 Comments

 Posted on November 7, 2012 by

 Bombardier, CSeries

     , , ,

Odds and Ends: Good week for Boeing; 777X-no news yet; SPEEA; Bombardier earnings call

Good Week for Boeing: Last week was a good one for Boeing: after a short delay, United Airlines received its second 787 and the type entered domestic service with the carrier Sunday (technically, of course, that’s “this” week)…. Read More

 31 Comments

 Posted on November 5, 2012 by

 Airbus, Boeing, Bombardier, EADS

     , , , , , , , , ,

Odds and Ends: Germans withhold Loans on A350; CSeries; SPEEA update

A350 Loans: The German government is withholding repayable loans (aka launch aid) for the Airbus A350 in another one of its regular snits over work share. Airbus ought to forget these loans and either self-fund or go to… Read More

 16 Comments

 Posted on October 18, 2012 by

 Airbus, Boeing, Bombardier, CSeries

     , , , , , , , , ,

Odds and Ends: Retrofit interior for 737, A320; CRJ200F; CSeries FTV assembly starts

Retrofit Interior for 737: Heath Tecna, an interiors firm, is offering a Boeing-like Sky Interior design for retrofit with a target market of more than 3,000 Boeing 737NGs. APEX magazine’s Mary Kirby (formerly of Flight Global) has this… Read More

 15 Comments

 Posted on October 16, 2012 by

 Airbus, Boeing, Bombardier, CSeries

     , , , , , , , , , ,

Odds and Ends: A350 launch aid; strike at Bombardier biz jets; Embraer demand off; EADS-BAE

A350 Launch Aid: The US Trade Rep says it has the documents outlining $4.5bn in launch aid for the Airbus A350, according to a Reuters story. Predictably, Boeing and the USTR have gone in to overdrive. The A350… Read More

 41 Comments

 Posted on October 8, 2012 by

 Airbus, American Airlines, Boeing, Bombardier, CSeries, EADS, Embraer

     , , , , , , , , , , ,

Odds and Ends: Status of KC-46A; US Airways without AA; CSeries timeline

KC-46A: Aviation Week has this article on the current status of the Boeing KC-46A tanker and the management challenges. AvWeek also reports what we did earlier: the tanker gets nailed in sequestration. We have the specifications sheet here:… Read More

 36 Comments

 Posted on September 19, 2012 by

 Boeing, Bombardier, CSeries, EADS

     , , , , , , , ,

Odds and Ends: Airbus & Boeing White Elephants; BABC conference; CSeries stalking horse

White Elephants: Bloomberg News doesn’t pull any punches in this article. 747 No. 1 needs help: The Seattle Times has this long story about the first 747-100 that needs restoration. BABC Conference: The British American Business Council has… Read More

 22 Comments

 Posted on September 12, 2012 by

 Airbus, AirInsight, Boeing, Bombardier, CSeries

     , , , , , , , ,

Odds and Ends: Random thoughts, Seinfeld style (i.e., about nothing)

We’re feeling irreverent today…. From Twitter: Boeing Defense ‏@BoeingDefense In Sept issue of #Boeing Frontiers: With #Apollo roots, Boeing has grown to be largest #aerospace employer in #Alabama http://ow.ly/dB0Ef Comment: We remember when Boeing said Alabamans couldn’t build… Read More

 13 Comments

 Posted on September 11, 2012 by

 Airbus, Boeing, Bombardier, CSeries, Irkut, Pratt & Whitney

     , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

Email Subscription

Click to subscribe to this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email.

Join 5,876 other subscribers
Twitter Updates
Archives

Copyright © 2024 · All Rights Reserved · Leeham News and Analysis

Sitemap · RSS Feed · Log in