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Leeham News and Analysis
- Bjorn’s Corner: Air Transport’s route to 2050. Part 25. June 6, 2025
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- Engine makers emphasizing durability, reliability June 4, 2025
- Boeing CEO: Lessons learned are key to certification of 737-7/10 and 777X June 2, 2025
- Digital twin is a key to JetZero’s hopes for Blended Wing Body entry June 2, 2025
No new turboprop from Embraer for now
Subscription Required May 27, 2019, © Leeham News: Embraer is not going to launch a new 70-90 seat turboprop now or at the Paris Air Show next month, the CEO of its Commercial Aviation unit said today at… Read More
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Posted on May 27, 2019 by Scott Hamilton
Pontifications: By accident of timing, convergence of events, Mitsubishi is now well positioned to become major RJ player
May 13, 2019, © Leeham News: The regional jetliner industry is on the cusp of a major shift. Bombardier is exiting commercial aviation. The company already is under contract to sell the Q400. It’s CRJ program is for… Read More
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Posted on May 13, 2019 by Scott Hamilton
Boeing, Bombardier, Comac, Embraer, Mitsubishi, Pontifications, Sukhoi
ARJ-21, Boeing, Bombardier, Comac, CRJ, E-Jet, Embraer, MITAC, Mitsubishi, MRJ, SSJ100, Sukhoi
The decline and fall of Bombardier
Subscription Required Introduction May 6, 2019, © Leeham News: Bombardier was once the leader in providing regional airliners to the industry. Today, it’s all but exited the industry. With the announcement that its Belfast manufacturing facility and a… Read More
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Posted on May 6, 2019 by Scott Hamilton
Bjorn’s Corner: Time to reassess the safety standards for our airliners
April 26, 2019, ©. Leeham News: In the wake of the 737 MAX crashes the standards to which Boeing and the FAA qualified and approved the 737 MAX MCAS function is questioned. FAA has called the world’s aviation… Read More
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Posted on April 26, 2019 by Bjorn Fehrm
Pontifications: Collins Aerospace resolved to compete for aftermarket services
April 22, 2019, © Leeham News: Moves by Airbus, Boeing and Embraer to increase their shares of aftermarket services are viewed by their own suppliers with a mix of trepidation or resolve, depending on who they are. For… Read More
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Posted on April 22, 2019 by Scott Hamilton
Pontifications: Boeing NewCo exec, Slattery, faces challenges
Our Monday paywall will appear at 6am Tuesday, PDT. March 25, 2019, © Leeham News: Boeing last week announced the executive leadership for the joint venture with Embraer, the as-yet unnamed company that is generically called NewCo. Separately,… Read More
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Posted on March 25, 2019 by Scott Hamilton
Embraer presents weak 2018 results as the E-Jet E2 transition sets in
By Bjorn Fehrm March 14, 2018, ©. Leeham News: Embraer presented its Fourth Quarter and Full-year 2018 results today. The company posted a tiny profit after a year where the Commercial aircraft division started the transition to the… Read More
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Posted on March 14, 2019 by Bjorn Fehrm
Pontifications: Delays, design creep, cost overruns–nope, it’s not an airplane program
March 11, 2019, © Leeham News: It’s late. There have been creeping delays. There’s been design creep. There were unknown unknowns. It’s way over budget. No, it’s not a new airplane program, though the parallels are quite apparent…. Read More
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Posted on March 11, 2019 by Scott Hamilton
Shareholders OK Boeing-Embraer JV; court, anti-trust approvals next
Subscription Required Introduction Feb. 28, 2019, © Leeham News: Embraer’s shareholders this week approved the joint venture between their company and Boeing, moving another step closer to completion expected by the end of this year. Boeing will own… Read More
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Pontifications: Which airplanes are revolutionary or evolutionary?
Feb. 18, 2019, © Leeham News: Last week’s column about the revolutionary Boeing 747 prompted some Twitter interaction asking what other commercial airplanes might be considered “revolutionary.” I have my views. Let’s ask readers. There are also three… Read More
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Posted on February 18, 2019 by Scott Hamilton