2024 Outlook: A Mixed Bag for Propulsion OEMs

Subscription Required By Chris Sloan and Gordon Smith January 11, 2033, © Leeham News: In 2023, a slew of problems plagued propulsion providers, with Pratt & Whitney’s GTF Engine and supply-chain shortcomings grabbing the bulk of negative headlines… Read More

Safran revenues take flight, but supply chain woes persist

Subscription Required By Gordon Smith Oct 31, 2023, (c) Leeham News: Robust demand in the civil aftermarket sector has helped propel Safran Group’s Q3 2023 revenues upwards. The French firm shared its latest sales results on October 27… Read More

Q3 Earnings: GE Aerospace “Leaps” Forward With Stellar Results, Pure Play Powerplant Provider On Track for Q1 2024

By Chris Sloan Oct. 24, 2023, © Leeham News – GE spooled up high-thrust third-quarter earnings with consensus-topping results in sales, margins, and EPS in all three of its segments, led by Aerospace. The engine-marker delivered double-digit growth… Read More

Pontifications: Nope, not convinced about Boom’s new entrant engine plans

Dec. 19, 2022, © Leeham News: Nope. Not convinced. Boom’s CEO Blake Scholl last week announced that he’s put together a group of three companies to work with his firm to design an engine for his Overture supersonic… Read More

United orders 100 Boeing 787s, 100 Boeing 737s, defers Airbus A350 again

Dec. 13, 2022, © Leeham News: United Airlines today announced a massive order for 100 Boeing 787s and 100 Boeing 737 MAXes. Sub-types weren’t announced. Neither were the engine types for the 787s, which are powered by either… Read More

HOTR: Big airplane orders race toward year end

Dec. 8, 2022, © Leeham News: A year-end aircraft order rush will benefit Airbus and Boeing, according to what LNA is hearing. Air India Airbus appears in line to win 50-100 A350 orders from Air India. Boeing appears… Read More

With Boeing’s decision against new airplanes, Airbus will stand down, too

Subscription Required By Scott Hamilton Kiran Rao. Credit: Airborne Capital. Nov. 14, 2022, © Leeham News: Boeing’s decision to suspend the launch of any new airplane until the middle of the next decade means innovation of any kind… Read More

Engine Development. Part 3. The early turbofans.

Subscription Required By Bjorn Fehrm Introduction September 1, 2022, © Leeham News: Last week, we looked at the motivation to change from propeller engines to jet engines as higher cruising speeds were sought for airliners. We learned the… Read More

Boeing prepares to swap engines from MAX inventory to new production

Subscription Required By Scott Hamilton Aug. 15, 2022, © Leeham News: Boeing CEO David Calhoun says the company won’t build 737 gliders. That’s what airplanes are called as they exit final assembly without engines. The mitigation ironically comes… Read More

Pontifications: Lessons of the Titans: Book review

Dec. 14, 2020, © Leeham News: If you want a good business book to read over the Christmas holidays, get Lessons from the Titans by three analysts at the independent Melius Research Co. The subtitle, a mouthful, aptly… Read More