Boeing simply can’t afford a cash deal for Spirit AeroSystems

By Scott Hamilton Analysis June 25, 2024, © Leeham News: News that Boeing over the weekend wanted to acquire Spirit AeroSystems through a stock rather than a cash transaction should surprise absolutely nobody. Anyone following Boeing’s financial performance… Read More

Big hurdles for COMAC to become serious challenger to Airbus, Boeing

Subscription Required By Scott Hamilton May 27, 2024, © Leeham News: A flurry of orders by China’s Big Three airlines finally began to balance announced deals for the COMAC C-919 mainline jet. Until the recent orders from Air… Read More

Embraer: Improved results, but no plan for new narrowbody

By Leeham News Team May 7, 2024, ©. Leeham News: Embraer presented its 1Q2024 results today, showing revenues for the period up 25% and deliveries up 67% year-on-year. Notably, however, the Brazilian planemaker dampened speculation of a push… Read More

Embraer goes for growth after ‘solid’ 2023

Subscription required By Tom Batchelor March 18, 2023, © Leeham News A strengthening order backlog and an uptick in deliveries helped Embraer turn a profit last year. In a call with investors as the company outlined its 2023… Read More

Outlook 2024: Milestone year for alternative energy development

Subscription Required By Scott Hamilton and Bjorn Fehrm Jan. 18, 2024, © Leeham News: Twenty twenty four is 10 years after the Sustainable Aircraft discussions started when Airbus flew its battery-powered E-Fan before the world’s OEMs and press… Read More

Outlook 2024: Embraer’s continued recovery

Subscription required By Bjorn Fehrm January 8, 2024, © Leeham News: Embraer was hit by a double whammy before and during COVID. The non-closure of the merger of Boeing’s and Embraer’s Commercial Aircraft Divisions and the halving of… Read More

Outlook 2024: European airline consolidation

Subscription Required By Gordon Smith January 3, 2024, © Leeham News: Consolidation is certainly in the air. Even before the shock announcement on December 3 that Hawaiian and Alaska are planning to tie the knot, the industry was… Read More

Embraer’s 3rd Quarter 2023 results contain good news

By Bjorn Fehrm November 6, 2023, ©. Leeham News: Embraer presented its 3Q2023 results today. Commercial aircraft deliveries increased by 50% to 15 E-Jets compared with 10 jets in 3Q2022, and Executive jets delivered 28 jets versus 23… Read More

Pontifications: Moonshot for engines for Next Boeing Airplane may have to wait

Sept. 12, 2023, © Leeham News: The Next Boeing Airplane (NBA) may be a moonshot for CEO David Calhoun, but airlines will probably be reluctant to take a moonshot on the next new engine. Service issues with the… Read More

Embraer 2nd Quarter 2023 results show a positive trend

By Bjorn Fehrm August 14, 2023, ©. Leeham News: Embraer presented its 2Q2023 results today. Commercial aircraft deliveries increased to 24 E-jets jets for 1H2023 compared with 17 E-jets in 1H2022, and Executive jets delivered 38 jets (29)… Read More