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Leeham News and Analysis
- Emirates president says Boeing made life difficult January 27, 2022
- Carbon footprint: Regional jet versus turboprop, how large is the difference? January 27, 2022
- Boeing has cash flow positive 4th quarter, 1st since 2019; takes charge on 787 program January 26, 2022
- “Don’t delude the public” on environmental advances in aviation January 26, 2022
- Airbus brings BelugaST to outsized cargo market January 25, 2022
P&W, Embraer pause E175-E2 engine; MTU writes off investment, sees no revenue in future for SpaceJet engine
By Scott Hamilton Exclusive: Dec. 21, 2021, © Leeham News: Pratt & Whitney and Embraer agreed to suspend further development and production of the PW1700G for three years, LNA learned. PW and Embraer did not respond to inquiries…. Read More
HOTR: Restarting M100 SpaceJet program is a very, very long runway
By the Leeham News Team Dec. 21, 2021, © Leeham News: Speculation that Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) may restart the M100 SpaceJet program seems unrealistic. The consulting firm Avascent on Dec. 8 reported that MHI and the Japanese… Read More
Embraer’s 2Q2020: Revenues more than halved, causing increasing losses
By Bjorn Fehrm August 5, 2020, ©. Leeham News: Embraer presented its 2Q2020 results today. The revenue virtually halved for 1H2020 to $1.17bn (2.2bn 1H2019) and shrank 61% for the second quarter to $537m ($1,379m 2Q2019), after delivering… Read More
Collapse of Boeing-Embraer JV gives Mitsubishi Aircraft new opportunities
Subscription Required By Scott Hamilton Introduction May 4, 2020, © Leeham News: The collapse of the Boeing-Embraer joint venture removes a major cloud over another Boeing agreement with a different airframe company. Long ago, Boeing and Mitsubishi Aircraft… Read More
Embraer had a better 2019 than 2018
By Bjorn Fehrm March 26, 2020, ©. Leeham News: Embraer presented its full-year 2019 results today and held an analyst call with the CEO, Francisco Gomes Neto, and the CFO, Antonio Carlos Garcia. The company posted a loss,… Read More
Bjorn’s Corner: Why e in ePlane shall stand for environment, Part 13. Serial Hybrid.
March 13, 2020, ©. Leeham News: In this week’s Corner, we address an often forgotten aspect of Electric and Electric-Hybrid aircraft design. The battery as an energy source, as the only or assisting source, has the same weight… Read More