Leeham News and Analysis
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Leeham News and Analysis
- Bjorn’s Corner: The challenges of airliner development. Part 25. Safety monitoring and reporting October 15, 2021
- With high cargo prices, will airlines fly larger aircraft in their widebody fleets? October 14, 2021
- The Regional Aircraft Fleet October 11, 2021
- Pontifications: Biofuels, hydrogen, batteries are nice but far in the future. Solution exists now. October 11, 2021
- Bjorn’s Corner: The challenges of airliner development. Part 24. Parallel Activities October 8, 2021
777 freighter conversion methods and their differences
Subscription Required By the Leeham News Team Sept. 27, 2021, © Leeham News: The race for the Boeing 777 P2F Freighter conversion is on. IAI Bedek Big Twin Boeing 777-300ERF passenger-to-freighter conversion. Lessor GECAS, now part of AerCap,… Read More
Diverging financial fortunes for Airlines and Lessors
Subscription Required By Vincent Valery Introduction Air Lease Corporation A321 XLR Rendering Credit: Airbus April 5, 2021, © Leeham News: Most airlines and lessors that publish their financial results publicly have done so for 2020. The COVID-19 pandemic… Read More
Pontifications: AerCap and GECAS to combine — assessing the impact
March 15, 2021, © Leeham News: GE Corp.’s decision to sell its mega-leasing unit, GECAS, to AerCap represents a huge shift in commercial aviation. For decades, GECAS was the largest lessor in the world. One of GE’s best… Read More
Twin-aisle leasing market challenges
Subscription Required By Vincent Valery Introduction Sep. 7, 2020, © Leeham News: The timeline for a passenger traffic recovery remains uncertain. The IATA does not expect passenger traffic to return to pre-COVID-19 levels until 2024. Leeham Co. predicts… Read More
Restarting credit markets
Subscription Required By Vincent Valery Introduction April 13, 2020, © Leeham News: Companies across the globe moved quickly to draw down credit facilities or arrange new debt to get through the economic disasters brought on by COVID-19, the… Read More
Pontifications: Catching up on Odds and Ends-Alaska’s Airbus fleet, first E195-E2 delivery, Boeing’s MAX rebranding question
Take our Boeing 737 MAX rebranding poll at the end of this post. Sept. 2, 2019, © Leeham News: It’s time to catch up on Odds and Ends. Alaska Airlines In its second quarter earnings call and 10Q… Read More
Pontifications: DAE acquires AWAS, moves up in lessor status
Aug. 21, 2017, © Leeham Co.: Commercial aviation in the Middle East may be having its severe challenges right now, but over the weekend a major step forward took place. Dubai Aerospace Enterprises over the weekend completed its… Read More
Dissecting the 737-10 numbers
Analysis June 19, 2017, © Leeham Co.: Boeing’s launch of the 737 MAX 10 on its face was a surprisingly strong showing here at the Paris Air Show. Kevin McAllister, CEO of Boeing Commercial Airplanes, and Dennis Muilenburg,… Read More
Boeing launches 737 MAX 10 with 240 orders/Update with orders
Update: Early order announcements at the end of this post. June 19, 2017, © Leeham Co.: Boeing made it official today: the 737 MAX 10 was launched at the Paris Air Show with 240 sales. More than 10… Read More