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Leeham News and Analysis
- Bjorn’s Corner: New aircraft technologies. Part 16. Airframe with lower induced drag June 9, 2023
- Bjorn’s Corner: New aircraft technologies. Part 16P. Airframe with lower induced drag June 9, 2023
- The Small Airliner Problem, Part 7. How affected are Green airliners? June 8, 2023
- Pontifications: Lockheed confident as C-130J faces Airbus A400M and Embraer C-390 June 6, 2023
- Boeing still hopes for 737-7 certification this year, 737-10 next year and an Amended Type Certificate for the 777X June 5, 2023
Best business; Under-floor Cargo or Dedicated Freighter. Part 4.
Subscription Required By Bjorn Fehrm Introduction July 7, 2022, © Leeham News: What is the best business? To transport cargo below the floor in passenger airliners or dedicated freighter aircraft? We dug deeper into the cost of flying… Read More
The new Boeing freighter, 777-8F, versus Airbus’ A350F, Part 2
Subscription Required By Bjorn Fehrm Introduction February 10, 2022, © Leeham News: Boeing introduced the freighter version of the 777X last week, and we made a first article about how it stacks up against Airbus’ new freighter, the… Read More
Freighter conversion will absorb some excess widebody supply – but not all
Subscription Required By Judson Rollins Introduction June 17, 2021, © Leeham News: A key question hanging over the used widebody market is what percentage of available aircraft could be converted into freighters. Indeed, existing passenger-to-freighter (P2F) conversion providers… Read More
No surge in new-build freighters from COVID expected
Subscription Required Now open to all Readers. By Scott Hamilton Introduction Aug. 17, 2020, © Leeham News: Coronavirus caused a spike in freight demand. But don’t look for Airbus or Boeing to see a spike in demand for… Read More
Pontifications: Boeing’s alphabet soup of airplanes and more
It’s time for catching up on Odds and Ends. By Scott Hamilton March 2, 2020, © Leeham News: NMA. NSA (version 1). NSA (version 2). NLT. FSA. MOM. These are Boeing’s acronyms for its next airplane. Whatever it… Read More