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Leeham News and Analysis
- Boeing wants to remarket China’s airplanes. It’s costly and time consuming. April 28, 2025
- Bjorn’s Corner: Air Transport’s route to 2050. Part 19. April 25, 2025
- How good is the C929? Part 2. April 24, 2025
- Boeing First Quarter Results Update: China is 10% of the backlog, with 500 in “Unidentified” April 24, 2025
- Boeing First Quarter Results: Tariffs, Return flights, $10.55bn asset sale April 23, 2025
Delta 737-900 order bypasses re-engine
Here is a story we did for Commercial Aviation Online: Date: 26/08/2011 13:37 Source: Commercial Aviation Online Location: Seattle By: Scott Hamilton Delta Air Lines’ order for 100 Boeing 737-900ERs is a major boost to this model, but… Read More
1,000 NEOs and “parity” is all it is
Airbus may have booked close to 900 orders for the A320neo family by the time the air show ends tomorrow, a plane that Boeing says merely reaches “parity” with the 737-800. Airbus, of course, hotly disputes Boeing’s computations… Read More
Delta ousts American in JAL global alliance
We have learned for industry sources that Delta Air Lines has won the battle and that Japan Air Lines will be leaving the oneworld alliance to join SkyTeam, reports Ernie Arvai of the AirInsight team of which Leeham… Read More
Delta to buy from Boeing–and Airbus
James Wallace today confirmed what we predicted from the get-go when Delta Air Lines and Northwest Airlines announced its merger months ago: that Delta, long a solid Boeing customer, will buy from Airbus. Wallace is the aerospace writer… Read More
AA: getting early delivery positions
With Boeing’s 787 line sold out to 2017 or 2020 (depending on which aerospace analyst you believe), how did America get early positions? Here’s what we wrote for Commercial Aviation Online (paid subscription only) yesterday. We had to… Read More
The New Delta
Here’s an attractive suggestion for the New Delta, combining Northwest and Delta liveries. This comes from the Modified Airliners photos website, an enthusiast board for people who like to play with designing liveries.