March 19, 2015: This is the first version of my Corner where I will comment on the aeronautical world as I see it. It will be a mix of tech things (I am an engineer) and my view… Read More
Posted on March 20, 2015 by Bjorn Fehrm
Introduction March 15, 2015: This is a pivotal year for the future of the Airbus A380. Tim Clark, the president of Emirates Airline, increased the pressure for development of an A380neo when he said he’d buy up to… Read More
Posted on March 15, 2015 by Scott Hamilton
Airbus, Boeing, Engine Alliance, GE Aviation, ISTAT, Pratt & Whitney, Premium, Rolls-Royce
737 MAX, 737NG, 777-300ER, 777-9, A320ceo, A320NEO, A330ceo, A330neo, A350-1000, A380, Airbus, Boeing, Emirates Airline, Engine Alliance, GE Aviation, GP7200, John Leahy, Pratt & Whitney, Rolls-Royce, Rolls-Royce Advance engine, Tim Clark
March 5, 2015: A350 Launch Aid: Boeing and the US Trade Representative got in a big twist around 2006 when Airbus said it would accept more than $1bn in launch aid from Germany for the A350. At that… Read More
Posted on March 5, 2015 by Scott Hamilton
Airbus, Boeing, Bombardier, CSeries, GE Aviation, ISTAT, Malaysian Airlines, MH370, Rolls-Royce
747-8, 777-9, 777X, 787, A350, A380neo, Airbus, Akbar Al-Baker, Boeing, Bombardier, CS300, Emirates Airline, Engine Alliance, GE Aviation, George Hamlin, ISTAT, Malaysia Airlines, MH370, Qatar Airways, Richard Aboulafia, Rolls-Royce, U-Turn Al, World Trade Organization, WTO
Feb. 12, 2015, c. 2015 Leeham News and Comment: Boeing appeared to put to bed once and for all any prospect of reviving the 757 to fill a product gap between the 737-9 and the 787-8. Randy Tinseth,… Read More
Posted on February 12, 2015 by Scott Hamilton
Airbus, Boeing, CFM, Embraer, GE Aviation, Mitsubishi, Pacific Northwest Aerospace Alliance, Pratt & Whitney, Rolls-Royce
737 MAX, 737NG, 747-8, 757, 757 MAX, A320NEO, A321LR, Airbus, Boeing, Bombardier, CFM, CSeries, E-Jet E2, Embraer, GE Aviation, Irkut, MC-21, Mitsu, MRJ90, Pratt & Whitney, Randy Tinseth, Rolls-Royce, United Technologies
Update, 3:30pm PST: For those who may not be adept at reading literally what was written, we did not say Boeing made the pitch. Feb. 4, 2015: In a pitch designed to save the Boeing 747-8 and simultaneously… Read More
Posted on February 4, 2015 by Scott Hamilton
Subscription Required. Introduction Dec. 16, 2014: There have been record aircraft orders year after year, swelling the backlogs of Airbus and Boeing to seven years on some product lines, Bombardier’s CSeries is sold out through 2016, Embraer has… Read More
Posted on December 16, 2014 by Scott Hamilton
Airbus, Boeing, Bombardier, CFM, CSeries, Embraer, GE Aviation, Irkut, Mitsubishi, MTU, Premium, Rolls-Royce
787-10, A320NEO, A330neo, A350, A380, A380-900, A380neo, A400M, air force tanker, Airbus, Boeing, Bombardier, C-17, CFM, Comac, E-Jet E2, Embraer, GE Aviation, GE9X, GTF, Irkut, KC-390, KC-46A, LEAP, Mitsubishi, MTU, Pratt & Whitney, Rolls-Royce
The new chief executive officer of United Technologies Corp., Gregory Hayes, threw cold water on hopes and dreams of Pratt & Whitney, a subsidiary, that the successful small- and medium-sized Geared Turbo Fan will grow into the wide-body… Read More
Posted on December 12, 2014 by Scott Hamilton
Boeing, Bombardier, CFM, Comac, CSeries, Embraer, Irkut, Mitsubishi, Pratt & Whitney, Rolls-Royce
737 MAX, 757, 757 replacement, 767, 767 replacement, A320NEO, Alain M. Bellemare, Bombardier, C919, CFM, Comac, CSeries, E-Jet E2, Embraer, GE Aviation, Gregory Hayes, GTF, Irkut, MC-21, Mitsubishi, MRJ, Pratt & Whitney, United Technologies
Nov. 30, 2014: MTU Investors Day: MTU is a major participant in engine development and supplies, participating on the GEnx, GTF and GEnx program. It’s also a member of the joint venture in International Aero Engines and it’s… Read More
Posted on November 30, 2014 by Scott Hamilton
Subscription required. Now open to all Readers. Introduction Boeing is looking at a number of scenarios for its New Airplane Study (NAS) that would replace the 757 and 737, have ranges from 4,000nm-5,000nm, and carry as few passengers… Read More
Posted on November 2, 2014 by Scott Hamilton
Airbus, Boeing, CFM, GE Aviation, Pratt & Whitney, Rolls-Royce
737 MAX, 737-9, 757, 757-200, 757-300, 767, 787, A320NEO, A321NEO, A321neoLR, Airbus, BABC-PNW, BACB, Boeing, British American Business Council, CFM, GE Aviation, GE9X, GTF, Kourosh Hadi, LEAP, NAS, New Airplane Study, New Light Twin, New Single Aisle, NLT, NSA, Pratt & Whitney, Rolls-Royce, Ultra Fan
Odds and Ends: 787 donation; Alenia sues Bombardier over CSeries; 2016 777 delivery slots opening up
787 donation: The Boeing Co. handed over 787 test airplane #3 (ZA003) to the Museum of Flight Saturday in an elaborate ceremony marking an unprecedented donation of a modern airliner to an aviation museum. To be sure, the… Read More
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Posted on November 9, 2014 by Scott Hamilton
Alaska Airlines, American Airlines, Boeing, Bombardier, CSeries, Douglas Aircraft Co, GE Aviation, Leeham News and Comment, Rolls-Royce
707, 727, 737, 747, 787, Air Force One, Air India. 777, Alenia, Boeing, Boeing 40A, Bombardier, Concorde, CSeries, DC-3, Douglas, GE Aviation, GEnx, Lockheed Constellation, Museum of Flight, Rolls-Royce, Shen, Trent 1000, ZA001, ZA002, ZA003