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- Bjorn’s Corner: Why e in ePlane shall stand for environment, Part 10. February 21, 2020
- ATR: We’re confident in the future of turboprops February 20, 2020
- How much did the CSeries cost Bombardier? February 20, 2020
- Boeing may have checkmated Airbus in trade dispute February 19, 2020
- Boeing helps some suppliers, but squeezes others February 19, 2020
Bjorn’s Corner: Why e in ePlane shall stand for environment, Part 7.
January 31, 2020, ©. Leeham News: We now look at ways to increase the fuel efficiency of our airliner and by it, improve the CO2 situation for our environment. Let’s start with understanding where we are with the… Read More
Environment and aviation, a gap between aspirations and reality
Subscription Required By Vincent Valery Introduction Jan. 20, 2020, © Leeham News: Talks about climate change and the need to reduce human-induced carbon emissions are nowadays a daily occurrence in Western media. After years of faster-than-trend growth in… Read More
Bjorn’s Corner: Why e in ePlane shall stand for environment, Part 5.
January 17, 2020, ©. Leeham News: We continue our series why e in ePlane shall stand for environment and not electric, where we now examine the gains with electric/hybrid distributed propulsion systems. We started last week with the… Read More
Bjorn’s Corner: Why e in ePlane shall stand for environment, not electric. Part 1.
December 13, 2019, ©. Leeham News: The first all-electric commercial aircraft, a Harbor Air DHC-2 Beaver, flew over the Fraser River near Vancouver in the week (Figure 1). It was powered by a magniX electric engine fed with… Read More
Airbus CEO says the airline industry must cut carbon emission with 50% by 2050
By Bjorn Fehrm June 18, 2019, ©. Leeham News: Airbus new management team has set the company ambitious targets for the future. These not only describe how to develop and produce new, more competitive airliners but also defines… Read More