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Leeham News and Analysis
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Embraer continues and refines its strategy at the low-end of 100-149 seat sector
While Airbus and Boeing slug it out in the competition for the duopoly and Bombardier struggles to gain respect as an emerging mainline jetliner producer, Embraer continues and refines its strategy in the smaller-end of the jet market… Read More
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Posted on January 13, 2014 by Scott Hamilton
Airbus, Boeing, Bombardier, CSeries, Embraer, Leeham Co., Pratt & Whitney
737-7, 737-700, A319ceo, A319neo, A320, Airbus, Boeing, Bombardier, CRJ, CRJ-1000, CRJ-700, CRJ-900, CS-100, CS-300, CSeries, E-175, E-175-E2, E-190, E-190 E2, E-195, E-195 E2, E-Jet E1, E-Jet E2. ERJ, Embraer, Geared Turbo Fan, GTF, Pratt & Whitney, Pure Power
Assessing the Air Canada 737 order: factors that likely played a role
How did Boeing win the Air Canada mainline 150-200 seat jet order when only a couple of weeks ago Flight Global reported the Airbus won the deal? We, too, heard that Airbus seemed to be the favorite, but… Read More
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Posted on December 11, 2013 by Scott Hamilton
CFM LEAP accelerating in test program; Airbus and the A350-800
Aviation Week has a long, detailed story about the test program for the CFM LEAP engine, which is accelerating rapidly. In its 737 MAX program update yesterday, Boeing said the LEAP-1B has begun testing and it will benefit… Read More
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Posted on October 30, 2013 by Scott Hamilton
Airbus, American Airlines, Boeing, CFM, Comac, CSeries, Embraer, Irkut, US Airways, YAK
737 MAX, A320NEO, A350, A350-800, A350-900, Airbus, American Airlines, Boeing, C919, CFM, Comac, E-Jet E2, Embraer, GTF, Hawaiian Airlines, Irkut, LEAP, MC-21, Mitsubishi, Mitsubishi MRJ, Pratt & Whitney, Pure Power, US Airways, YAK, Yak-242
Odds and Ends: Airbus optimistic on A380 sales; second A350 joins test fleet; CSeries factory progress
A380 Sales: Orders for the Airbus A380 have been dismal, but Tom Enders, CEO of Airbus parent EADS, sees a turn-around in sales. With the forthcoming Boeing 777-9X, which at 400 seats is considerably smaller than the 525-seat… Read More
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Posted on October 14, 2013 by Scott Hamilton
Odds and Ends: Next phase for CSeries; the C-17
Next phase for CSeries: Canada’s Financial Post has a report on how the Bombardier CSeries, powered by the Pratt & Whitney Geared Turbo Fan engine, is “ushering” in a new era of quiet flight. As we noted in… Read More
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Posted on September 23, 2013 by Scott Hamilton
CSeries takes to air for the first time; PW also conducting own tests with new GTF engine
Update: First flight touchdown at 12:24 EDT, 2 1/2 hours. Original Post: Bombardier’s multi-billion dollar gamble to leap from regional airliner manufacturer into the mainline arena took off this morning at about 9:54 AM EDT. The CSeries CS100… Read More
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Posted on September 16, 2013 by Scott Hamilton
CSeries first flight may be Sunday, says Reuters
The thrice-delayed first flight of the Bombardier CSeries may come Sunday, reports Reuters. We previously posted some thoughts on the pending first flight. We expanded on these thoughts in our e-mail newsletter Aug. 26. Below is the entire… Read More
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Posted on September 4, 2013 by Scott Hamilton
CSeries edges closer to first flight, as payoff for gambles await Bombardier and Pratt & Whitney
The Montreal Gazette did a little digging with Canadian regulators and came up with this interesting piece, deducing the first flight of the Bombardier CSeries will come within the “next 11 days” (the story was dated Aug. 19)…. Read More
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Posted on August 19, 2013 by Scott Hamilton
737 MAX may share NG improvements still to come, which might include more seats
Boeing’s 737 MAX, still weeks away from design configuration freeze and still with lots of detailed design to come, may share improvements still to come on the current 737 NG. The head of the MAX program, Keith Leverkuhn,… Read More
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Posted on May 30, 2013 by Scott Hamilton
Odds and Ends: Fixing the 787; PW GTF; ANA to retire 747s
Fixing the 787: Avionics magazine has a long article on fixing the Boeing 787 battery issues. PW GTF: The Hartford Courant has a piece profiling the quiet nature of the Pratt & Whitney Geared Turbo Fan engine. While… Read More
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Posted on May 29, 2013 by Scott Hamilton