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Alaska 1282 isn’t a “737 MAX” story; it’s about quality assurance at Boeing or Spirit

Update: The Federal Aviation Administration today notified Boeing it is under investigation for potentially failing to ensure the door plug was properly installed. By Scott Hamilton Jan. 11, 2024, © Leeham News: Alaska Airlines Flight 1282’s (AS 1282)… Read More

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 Posted on January 11, 2024 by

 Air Wars, Alaska Airlines, Boeing, Spirit Aerosystems

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Pontifications: Pope, the enigma

Editor’s Note: This is the final week of 2023 scheduled publications for LNA. Our usual posts this week will appear on Thursday and Friday. Then we’re taking the Christmas-New Year’s week off and will resume posting on Jan…. Read More

 275 Comments

 Posted on December 19, 2023 by

 Boeing, Pontifications

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Pontifications: For aviation geeks and historians; Boeing’s next airplane

Oct. 10, 2023, © Leeham News: For aviation geeks—and there are plenty of us—and historians, a resource that is the best single place I’ve seen is Chris Sloan’s TheAirchive.Net – The Hub of Air Transport History. Sloan—who joined LNA… Read More

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 Posted on October 10, 2023 by

 Boeing

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Pontifications: IAM 751 gearing up for Boeing contract talks in 2024

Sept. 19, 2023, © Leeham News: It’s September 2023, one year ahead of the expirations of the current labor contracts between Boeing and its touch labor union, IAM 751. (The contract with the engineers union, SPEEA, expires in… Read More

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 Posted on September 19, 2023 by

 Boeing, International Association of Machinists, Pontifications

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Calhoun’s moonshot for the Next Boeing Airplane

Subscription Required Now open for all readers. By Scott Hamilton Sept. 4, 2023, © Leeham News: As people try to figure out when Boeing is going to launch a new airplane, confusion continues over semantics and doubts continue… Read More

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 Posted on September 4, 2023 by

 Boeing, Boeing 737 MAX, New Midmarket Aircraft, NMA

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Boeing’s Calhoun: Be patient for a new airplane

By Scott Hamilton June 1, 2023, © Leeham News: Boeing CEO David Calhoun remains upbeat about the company’s future despite occasional setbacks and a struggling defense unit. But in a media briefing on May 30 in advance of… Read More

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 Posted on June 1, 2023 by

 Boeing

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Pontifications: Calhoun’s third year anniversary as Boeing’s CEO

Subscription Required By Scott Hamilton Jan. 10, 2023, © Leeham News: In three days, David Calhoun will “celebrate” his third anniversary as the chief executive officer of The Boeing Co. I put “celebrate” in quotes because I’m not… Read More

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 Posted on January 10, 2023 by

 Boeing, Pontifications, Premium

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Boeing faces exodus of senior engineers in tight market for talent

Subscription Required By Bryan Corliss Nov. 28, 2022, © Leeham News: Boeing’s engineering corps could become further depleted within the next few days, as union-represented engineers and technical workers at the company’s Puget Sound plants face a Wednesday… Read More

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 Posted on November 28, 2022 by

 Boeing, Bombardier, Premium, SPEEA, Spirit Aerosystems

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Pontifications: Takeaways from the Boeing Investors Day

Nov. 14, 2022, © Leeham News:  Here are some takeaways from last week’s Boeing Investors Day. New “Airplanes” When CEO David Calhoun said there won’t be any new airplane this decade, much of the industry went into shock…. Read More

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 Posted on November 14, 2022 by

 Boeing, Pontifications

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HOTR: Eviation claims “almost” 300 orders worth more than $2bn; Boeing vs Airbus

By the Leeham News Team  Nov. 10, 2022, © Leeham News: Eviation, the developer of the all-electric airplane Alice, today added another 20 commitments to its tally for the aircraft. The latest is from Australia’s Northern Territory Air… Read More

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 Posted on November 10, 2022 by

 Airbus, Boeing, Heard on the Ramp

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