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- Solid start for stand-alone GE Aerospace despite cuts to LEAP output April 23, 2024
- SPEEA, Boeing at impasse over safety program, union says April 23, 2024
- Better transparency needed on Boeing’s 1Q earnings call April 22, 2024
- Bjorn’s Corner: New engine development. Part 4. Propulsive efficiency April 19, 2024
- Boeing unlikely to meet FAA’s 90-day deadline for new safety program April 18, 2024
Can Bombardier extend CS300 to a CS500?
By Bjorn Fehrm Subscription required Introduction April 14, 2016, ©. Leeham Co: Bombardier is working hard to get additional mainline airline customers for its C Series project. The latest discussion is whether Delta Air Lines would replace its… Read More
Posted on April 14, 2016 by Bjorn Fehrm
Airbus, Boeing, Bombardier, Comac, CSeries, Delta Air Lines, E-Jet, Embraer, Irkut, Pratt & Whitney, Premium
737, 737 MAX, A320, A320NEO, Airbus, Boeing, Bombardier, C919, Comac, CSeries, E-Jet E2, Embraer, MC-21, Pratt & Whitney
Bjorn’s Corner: Embraer’s Fly-by-wire approach
08 April 2016, ©. Leeham Co: Two weeks ago we discussed the advantages of a Fly-By-Wire (FBW) system which uses feedback based flight laws. We discussed the fact that aircraft OEMs can get the desired FBW handling characteristics with… Read More
Posted on April 8, 2016 by Bjorn Fehrm
Pontifications: Shifting focus to Embraer
Jan. 25, 2016, © Leeham Co. Embraer announced last week it had cut metal on its first E195 E2, more than a month before the roll-out of the first E190 E2, scheduled for Feb. 25, at is Sao… Read More
Posted on January 25, 2016 by Scott Hamilton
New aircraft programs’ sorry record of delay
Subscription Required. Jan. 7, 2016, (c) Leeham Co. New aircraft programs used to be on time and a source of pride for the Original Equipment Manufactures (OEMs). No longer. Delays are the norm, and despite “lessons learned,” there… Read More
Posted on January 7, 2016 by Scott Hamilton
Airbus, American Airlines, Boeing, Bombardier, Comac, CSeries, Embraer, Irkut, Mitsubishi, Premium
737 MAX, 737-8, 777-200LR, 777-300ER, 777F, 777X, A320, A320NEO, A350, A380, Airbus, American Airlines, ARJ21, Boeing, Bombardier, C919, Comac, CS100, CSeries, E-190 E1, E-195 E2, E-Jet E2, Emrbaer E-190 E2, Irkut, MC-21, Mitsubishi, MRJ90
Bombardier looks to the future
By Bjorn Fehrm Nov. 25 2015, ©. Leeham Co: Bombardier (BBD) has not had an easy year. The stock plunged from just over $4 at the beginning of the year to a low of just over $1 today on… Read More
Posted on November 25, 2015 by Bjorn Fehrm
Embraer’s fundamental advantages
Subscription Required Introduction With the first Embraer E-Jet E2 under assembly, we take a look at the E1 and E2 programs in the run-up to roll-out of the E-190 E2 next year and projected Entry Into Service (EIS)… Read More
Posted on November 9, 2015 by Scott Hamilton
Pontifications: 50% of something or 100% of nothing: something to consider at Bombardier
On Sunday, The Seattle Times had a long article about whether the Boeing 787 will ever record a profit. Leeham Co’s Bjorn Fehrm is quoted extensively. Oct. 19, 2015, © Leeham Co. Bombardier is dominating the aerospace news… Read More
Posted on October 19, 2015 by Scott Hamilton
Pontifications: Mitsubishi nears first flight for MRJ-90
Aug. 3, 2015, © Leeham Co. Mitsubishi is just a few months away from beginning flight testing on the first commercial airplane designed and built in Japan since the NAMC YS-11 in the 1960s. The 60 passenger turbo prop had… Read More
Posted on August 3, 2015 by Scott Hamilton
Boeing, Bombardier, E-Jet, Embraer, Mitsubishi, Pontifications
747, 747-8, 787, All Nippon Airways, Boeing, Bombardier, CRJ, CRJ-1000, CRJ-900, E-Jet, E-Jet 175, E-Jet 175 E2, E-Jet E2, Embraer, ExIm Bank, GE, Japan Air Lines, Jim McNerney, Mitsubishi, MRJ, MRJ-70, MRJ-90, SkyWest Airlines, Trans States Airlines
Paris Air Show: Embraer
Subscription required. Introduction May 25, 2015, c. Leeham Co. The Paris Air Show this year isn’t expected to be a big venue for orders from Airbus, Boeing and Bombardier (although since ouir Airbus Preview, an official now says… Read More
Posted on May 25, 2015 by Scott Hamilton
Pratt & Whitney: Lean, automated manufacturing key to GTF ramp up
April 2, 2015: Lean principals and increased shifting to automated manufacturing are key to an aggressive ramp up for the Pratt & Whitney Geared Turbo Fan engine, according to officials. The first production engines for the Airbus A320neo… Read More
Posted on April 2, 2015 by Scott Hamilton
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