Subscription Required Introduction Jan. 7, 2019, © Leeham News: ATR, the turboprop airliner OEM, enters 2019 in a commanding position. Year-end 2018 order numbers for ATR and rival Bombardier aren’t in yet. Through October, ATR held 74% of… Read More
Posted on January 7, 2019 by Scott Hamilton
Airbus, ATR, Boeing, Bombardier, CSeries, E-Jet, Embraer, Paris Air Show, Premium
ATR, ATR 42, ATR-72, Boeing, Bombardier, Dash 8, Embraer, JADC, Longview Capital Partners, Q300, Q400, Spicejet, Viking Air
Subscription Required Introduction December 27, 2018, © Leeham News.: In July the CSeries changed from Bombardier to Airbus and in November the Q400 program was sold to Viking Air, the buyer of de Havilland Canada aircraft from Bombardier… Read More
Posted on December 27, 2018 by Bjorn Fehrm
Dec. 10, 2018, © Leeham News: In the world of commercial aviation, GECAS, Avolon, AerCap, Air Lease Corp and BOC Aviation are among the most recognizable names of lessors. These companies make headlines with large orders of Airbus… Read More
Posted on December 10, 2018 by Scott Hamilton
Update, Dec. 7: Embraer to appeal injunction. According to the Google translation of a Brazilian newspaper, the injunction appears to be intended to halt any completion of the deal during the interim between the November presidential election and… Read More
Posted on December 6, 2018 by Scott Hamilton
Dec. 6, 2018: A Brazilian court has blocked the proposed joint venture between Boeing and Embraer, reports Reuters. Details are just emerging. More reporting to come.
Posted on December 6, 2018 by Scott Hamilton
Subscription Required Introduction Nov. 26, 2018, © Leeham News: There are few secrets that stay secret for long in commercial aviation. Airplane concepts are discussed with customers. Information must be shared with suppliers. And then there’s the manufacturer’s… Read More
Nov. 12, 2018, © Leeham News: The writing had really been on the wall for the past few years, regardless what the corporate line was: Bombardier was one day going to sell the Q400 program or shut it… Read More
Posted on November 12, 2018 by Scott Hamilton
Airbus, Airlines, Boeing, Bombardier, CSeries, E-Jet, Embraer, Mitsubishi, Pontifications
A220, Airbus, Alaska Airlines, American Airlines, Boeing, Bombardier, CRJ, CRJ900, CSeries, Delta Air Lines, E175, E175 E2, EJet, Embraer, MRJ, MRJ70, MRJ90, SkyWest Airlines, Trans States Airlines, United Airlines, US Scope Clause
Nov. 8, 2018, © Leeham News: Bombardier today announced the sale of its slow-selling, aging Q400 turboprop program to Canada’s Viking Air. The press release from Viking’s parent company is here. Viking previously purchased out-of-production Bombardier/de Havilland aircraft… Read More
Posted on November 8, 2018 by Scott Hamilton
By Dan Catchpole Danieljcatchpole[at]gmail[dot]com Nov. 6, 2018, © Leeham News: Like countless other businesses, Boeing this year adopted new accounting standards, known by the acronym ASC 606. The new rules did not significantly affect the company’s balance sheet…. Read More
Posted on November 6, 2018 by Dan Catchpole
Subscription Required Now open to all Readers. Introduction Oct. 22, 2018, © Leeham News: Bombardier has a firm backlog of 67 Q400 turboprops. ATR has a backlog of 256 through Oct. 20, according to the Airfinance Journal Fleet… Read More
Posted on October 22, 2018 by Scott Hamilton
Airbus, ATR, Bombardier, CSeries, E-Jet, Embraer, Mitsubishi
Airbus, ATR, ATR 42, ATR-72, Bombardier, CRJ, CSeries, E-Jet, Embraer, Mitsubishi, MRJ70, MRJ90, Q400