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Leeham News and Comment
- Bjorn’s Corner: Aircraft stability, Part 7 May 25, 2018
- How competitive is Airbus’ A330neo? May 24, 2018
- Jet Airways, India’s second largest airline May 23, 2018
- Embraer skyline has serious challenges May 21, 2018
- Pontifications: An in-depth assessment that people matter at Airbus May 21, 2018
Commercialized C-130 beats rivals, crew says
June 18, 2017, © Leeham Co.: The commercial offering of the venerable Lockheed Martin C-130J, the LM-100J, is here at the Paris Air Show, along with its rivals, the Embraer KC-390 and Airbus A400M. The crew with Lockheed… Read More
Embraer 3Q2016 results: Stabilized situation
By Bjorn Fehrm 1 November 2016, ©. Leeham Co: Embraer reported slightly better than expected results for 3Q2016, with revenue up by 18% to $1,514m. Gross margin for the company is at a stable 19% (18% 3Q2015) and… Read More
Bjorn’s Corner: Flight simulators
22 July 2016, ©. Leeham Co: Last week at the Farnborough Air Show I had the chance to try three flight simulators: The MC-21 airliner simulator, the SAAB Gripen fighter simulator and a special simulator for testing some new 3D… Read More
Antonov betting on Western technology
By Bjorn Fehrm July 14, 2016, ©. Leeham Co, Farnborough Air Show: The company Antonov is world renowned for its rugged transport aircraft. The recent An-124 Ruslan and An-225 Mriya super-heavy transporters are the world’s largest transport aircraft. Both fly… Read More
Video from the Embraer E190-E2 rollout
Feb. 25, 2016: Here’s some video coverage of the Embraer E190-E2 rollout events.
Embraer delays KC-390 one year in 2Q2015 earnings announcement
July 30, 2015: Embraer reset entry into service for its KC-390 tanker/transport will be in 2018 vs 2017 when it reported its 2Q2015 earnings today. The press release is here. The KC-390 is Embraer’s largest aircraft, with a… Read More