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Leeham News and Analysis
- Services are driving revenues and profits in difficult times, Part II May 22, 2025
- Boeing publicizes fourth Chief Aerospace Safety Officer Report May 21, 2025
- Boeing’s 2025 annual safety report due this month May 20, 2025
- FAA’s data of accident, incidents, often not shared May 19, 2025
- Bjorn’s Corner: Air Transport’s route to 2050. Part 22. May 16, 2025
RTX 2024 Earnings: Pratt Progress on GTF AOG and MRO While Preparing to Seize the Advantage; Collins Battles BFE Supply-Chain
By Chris Sloan January 28, 2025 © Leeham News: RTX chief executive Christoper T. Calio says the company’s number one priority is executing on its $218 bn backlog and meeting its commitment to customers – topped by the… Read More
RTX, P&W parent, posts strong 3Q results
By Scott Hamilton Oct. 22, 2024, © Leeham News: RTX Corp, the parent of troubled engine maker Pratt & Whitney, posted strong financial results for the third quarter today. PW continues to struggle with replacing engines plagued by… Read More
3Q Earnings reports kick off this week
Subscription Required By Scott Hamilton Oct. 21, 2024, © Leeham News: Third quarter earnings reports kick off this week. The most anticipated call will be The Boeing Co. Boeing previewed a big loss for the quarter on Oct…. Read More
Bjorn’s Corner: New engine development. Part 7. Open Rotor Propulsive Efficiency
May 10, 2024, ©. Leeham News: We do an article series about engine development. The aim is to understand why engine development now has longer timelines than airframe development and carries larger risks of product maturity problems. To… Read More
GTF engine issues knock MTU off course
By Tom Batchelor February 29, 2024, © Leeham News: Problems affecting Pratt & Whitney’s Geared Turbofan (GTF) weighed on MTU Aero Engines last year but the German manufacturer still reported a solid performance in its earnings announcement on… Read More
Airbus posts record orders in 2023, meets delivery target despite challenges
By Tom Batchelor January 11, 2024, © Leeham News: Airbus exceeded its target for aircraft deliveries last year and achieved a record number of orders despite what it called a “complex” and “volatile” operating environment, according to the… Read More
SR Technics navigates surge in MRO demand, bridge to new-gen engines
Subscription Required By Judson Rollins November 13, 2023, © Leeham News: On the sidelines of last month’s Aviation Week MRO Europe conference, LNA sat down with Matthias Düllmann, CEO of engine MRO provider SR Technics. Düllmann spoke at… Read More
MTU posts upbeat earnings report despite €1bn GTF hit
Subscription Required By Gordon Smith Oct. 30, 2023, (c) Leeham News: MTU Aero Engines has confirmed its guidance for 2023 and posted higher adjusted sales and earnings in the third quarter. The numbers are the first reported by… Read More
MRO demand, pricing power near record levels: great for providers, painful for operators
Subscription Required By Judson Rollins October 24, 2023, © Leeham News: In aviation’s topsy-turvy post-Covid recovery, one group of companies faces a near-perfect storm of positive developments: maintenance, repair, and overhaul (MRO) service providers and their suppliers. Source:… Read More
Pontifications: “We’re sick and tired of new technologies:” Avolon CEO
Editor’s Note: As Airbus and Boeing consider new airplanes, their current generation aircraft are plagued with technical issues. The engines on the A320neo and 737 MAX families continue to have problems years after entry into service. The Boeing… Read More