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Farnborough Air Show preview: expectations and possible surprises
Subscription Required Introduction July 4, 2016, © Leeham Co: The Farnborough Air Show begins next Monday and predictably, focus will be on orders. With new airplanes from Airbus and Boeing past their development stages, conventional wisdom says there… Read More
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Posted on July 4, 2016 by Scott Hamilton
Farnborough Air Show Preview: Orders aren’t the only thing to look for
Subscription Required Introduction John Schmidt of the consulting firm Accenture, wearing smart glasses for augmented reality. June 27, 2016, © Leeham Co.: The Farnborough Air Show (FIA16) is closely watched for orders placed with Airbus, Boeing and to… Read More
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Posted on June 27, 2016 by Scott Hamilton
Weekly analyst note synopses
Note: LNC begins today a weekly synopsis of select analyst notes we receive in the previous seven days. Highlights: Delta Air Lines guides down on weaker PRASM. Garuda claims it’s now a buyer’s market for new aircraft. Interior… Read More
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Posted on June 15, 2016 by Scott Hamilton
UTC media day 1: UTAS, twice the size of any other aerospace systems company
Note: United Technologies Corp (UTC) is holding its annual Media Days today and tomorrow. We’re providing reporting from the event. This is the first time in our long participation that UTC Aerospace Systems is presenting. UTAS is a… Read More
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Posted on June 6, 2016 by Scott Hamilton
Pontifications: The crystal ball
May 30, 2016, © Leeham Co.: We at Leeham Co. and Leeham News and Comment take some risk when we make analyses, forecasts, projections and predictions. These often put us out on a limb, open us to criticism and even… Read More
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Posted on May 30, 2016 by Scott Hamilton
Airbus, Boeing, Bombardier, CSeries, Delta Air Lines, E-Jet, Embraer, Pontifications, United Airlines
717, 737-10, 737-7, 737-7.5, 737-700, 737-7X, 737-8, 747-400, 747-8, 777, 777 Classic, 777X, A320, A350, Airbus, Boeing, CS300, Delta Air Lines, E190, Embraer, John Leahy, MAX 10, MAX 200, MAX 7.5, MAX 8, Midway Airport, Moody's, Ray Conner, Tom Wiliams, United Airlines
E190-E2 is now Airborne #E2firstflight pic.twitter.com/iohoSUKZET
— Embraer (@embraer) May 23, 2016
E190-E2’s first flight
May 24, 2016: Embraer’s E190-E2 had its first flight yesterday, several months ahead of the internal schedule (original plan was September) making it the only new airplane program in recent history to be significantly ahead. Boeing’s 737 MAX… Read More
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Posted on May 24, 2016 by Scott Hamilton
Embraer 1Q2016 results: Strong start to the year
By Bjorn Fehrm 3 May 2016, ©. Leeham Co: Embraer has made a good start to 2016. Group revenue for 1Q2016 was $1,309m compared to $1,056m 1Q2015, up 24% year on year. EBIT was $86m compared with $80m a… Read More
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Posted on May 3, 2016 by Bjorn Fehrm
Pontifications: Big sigh of relief at Bombardier
May 2, 2016, © Leeham Co.: To say that the order from Delta Air Lines last Thursday for 75+50 CS100s with conversion rights to the CS300s was welcome news for Bombardier is an understatement. Bombardier has a superb… Read More
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Posted on May 2, 2016 by Scott Hamilton
Bjorn’s Corner: C Series flight controls
29April 2016, ©. Leeham Co: With the order by Delta Air Lines, the Bombardier C Series has taken the step up to be a viable alternative to Airbus’ and Boeing’s single aisle 130-150 seat aircraft. In my description of… Read More
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Posted on April 29, 2016 by Bjorn Fehrm
Bombardier wins breakthrough C Series order, from Delta
April 28, 2016, (c) Leeham Co.: At long last, after years of disappointment for that big, breakthrough order, Bombardier finally got it: a huge deal from a blue chip airline, and one from North America: a firm order… Read More
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Posted on April 28, 2016 by Scott Hamilton