Leeham News and Analysis

There's more to real news than a news release.

There's more to real news than a news release.

Embraer E-Jets in focus

Embraer reported its third quarter earnings October 31 and disappointed the market with results that missed targets, resulting in a share price decline and some downgrades by analysts. Fewer commercial E-Jets and business jets were delivered than expected… Read More

 6 Comments

 Posted on November 15, 2013 by

 Bombardier, Embraer

     , , , , , ,

The implications of the American-US Airways merger for OEMs

The agreement between American Airlines, US Airways, the US Department of Justice and the states suing to block the merger to settle their lawsuits clears the way for AA-US to merge. This has implications for the Big Four… Read More

 15 Comments

 Posted on November 12, 2013 by

 Airbus, Boeing, Bombardier, Embraer

     , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

Bombardier CSeries in focus

Bombardier’s CSeries is one of three new or derivative airliner to take to the skies, along with the Airbus A350-900 and the Boeing 787-9. But its flight test program is going at a pace far behind the Big… Read More

 8 Comments

 Posted on November 7, 2013 by

 Airbus, Boeing, Bombardier, CSeries

     , , , , , , , , , ,

Odds and Ends: Boeing Everett; SkyWest raises doubts about MRJ; Boeing and Charleston on 777X

Boeing’s Everett Footprint: With the news that Boeing will build 1.5m sf of space for a new 777X Final Assembly Line and wing production facility if the IAM 751 members ratify the new contract and Washington State ponies… Read More

 18 Comments

 Posted on November 7, 2013 by

 Airlines, Boeing, Bombardier, Embraer, Mitsubishi

     , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

Odds and Ends: Boeing to hike 737 rate; Passenger comfort, fees and PEDs

You read it here first: In June, we reported Boeing planned to take the 737 production rate to 47/mo by 2017 (and to 52 in 2019). Boeing announced on Halloween that it is taking the 737 rate to… Read More

 35 Comments

 Posted on November 1, 2013 by

 Airbus, Airlines, Boeing, Bombardier, CSeries, Embraer

     , , , , , , , ,

Odds and Ends: Air France may cut A380 orders; Boeing Everett history; BBD, EMB miss targets

Air France May Drop A380s: Bloomberg reports that Air France may cut back its orders for the Airbus A380s. This continues the challenge of Very Large Aircraft sector sales. Boeing has cut production rates twice for its 747-8…. Read More

 32 Comments

 Posted on October 31, 2013 by

 Airbus, Boeing, Bombardier, CSeries, Embraer

     , , , , , , , , , ,

CFM LEAP accelerating in test program; Airbus and the A350-800

Aviation Week has a long, detailed story about the test program for the CFM LEAP engine, which is accelerating rapidly. In its 737 MAX program update yesterday, Boeing said the LEAP-1B has begun testing and it will benefit… Read More

 24 Comments

 Posted on October 30, 2013 by

 Airbus, American Airlines, Boeing, CFM, Comac, CSeries, Embraer, Irkut, US Airways, YAK

     , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

Aerospace Supply Chain challenges for planned production rates

Airbus and Boeing have announced production rates for their single-aisle airplanes of 42/mo each and are thinking of going as high as 52/mo. Boeing last week announced a planned rate of 14/mo for the 787. Airbus has plans… Read More

 Leave a Comment

 Posted on October 28, 2013 by

 Airbus, Boeing, Bombardier, Comac, Embraer, Irkut, Mitsubishi, Pacific Northwest Aerospace Alliance

     , , , , , , , ,

Is tide ready to turn for CSeries?

Is the tide ready to turn for the Bombardier CSeries? Following a nine month delay, the CS100 Flight Test Vehicle #1 took to the air September 16. It’s flown only twice since and has been undergoing ground vibration… Read More

 11 Comments

 Posted on October 21, 2013 by

 Airbus, Boeing, Bombardier, CSeries, Embraer, Pratt & Whitney

     , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

Production wars coming: Airbus v Boeing

If some industry observers are concerned about the prospect of over-production now, the current state of affairs may only be the tip of the iceberg. Airbus CEO Fabrice Bergier says he expects to boost production of the A320… Read More

 28 Comments

 Posted on October 13, 2013 by

 Airbus, Boeing, Bombardier, Comac, CSeries, Embraer, Mitsubishi, Sukhoi

     , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

Email Subscription

Click to subscribe to this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email.

Join 5,327 other subscribers
Archives

Copyright © 2025 · All Rights Reserved · Leeham News and Analysis

Sitemap · RSS Feed · Log in