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Leeham News and Analysis
- US 5G roll out ignores concerns for Air Transport safety January 18, 2022
- 2022 Forecast: C919 EIS unlikely before 2023-24 January 17, 2022
- Pontifications: COTS and the KC-46A Aircraft Production Systems January 17, 2022
- Bjorn’s Corner: Sustainable Air Transport. Part 2. The problem to solve? January 14, 2022
- Air freight growth: one-hit wonder or long-term trend? January 13, 2022
Pontifications: Teaming with Lockheed Martin for the KC-Y tanker competition
Last in a Series Jan. 10, 2022, © Leeham News: Sean O’Keefe retired from EADS/Airbus in 2014. Boeing won the re-bid contract for the US Air Force aerial refueling tanker in 2011. The third round of the tanker… Read More
Pontifications: EADS went ahead with tanker bid despite long odds against winning
Third in a Series Dec. 20, 2021, © Leeham News: When EADS, then the name of the parent of Airbus, decided to go it alone and bid for the US Air Force contract for the KC-X aerial refueling… Read More
Pontifications: Applying commercial production principles to the A330 MRTT
Second in a series. Dec. 13, 2021, © Leeham News: When EADS, the forerunner of Airbus Group, pondered whether to proceed on its own to compete with the A330 MRTT for the US Air Force’s aerial tanker competition,… Read More
Pontifications: Think tank analyzes KC-Y competitive landscape
Nov. 29, 2021, © Leeham News: A conservative think tank believes the US Air Force must invest not only in another round of aerial refueling tankers. It must also invest in infrastructure and future, innovative designs. The Hudson… Read More
HOTR: Lockheed Martin’s LMXT rebranding has lots of competition
By the Leeham News Team Aug. 12, 2021, © Leeham News: Lockheed Martin’s rebranding of the Airbus A330 MRTT aerial refueling tanker has some competition that already uses the name: LMXT. LNA’s background includes branding. Other than the… Read More
Pontifications: Biden’s new “Buy American” policy may hit Lockheed Martin-Airbus plans to compete in KC-Y tanker bid
Aug. 2, 2021, © Leeham News: A move by the Biden Administration may have unintended consequences in the KC-Y Bridge Tanker procurement by the US Air Force. The Bridge Tanker is the Air Force’s second round to replace… Read More
HOTR: USAF prepares for new tanker competition, pitting Lockheed Martin/Airbus and Boeing against each other
By the Leeham News Team June 22, 2021, © Leeham News: The US Air Force appears to be preparing a new round of competition for the next phase of its aerial refueling tanker recapitalization. The first, KC-X, took… Read More
Pontifications: Boeing’s right direction, but don’t get ahead of reality
Feb. 8, 2021, © Leeham News: Boeing appears to be heading in the right direction: launch a new airplane program to take care of its 737 MAX product weakness. And do something different by pursuing the “NMA Lite”… Read More
With 787 FAL closing and 747 production ending, what does Boeing do with massive space in Everett?
Subscription Required By Scott Hamilton and Bryan Corliss Introduction Oct. 1, 2020, © Leeham News: Boeing is expected to announce as early as today that it will consolidate the 787 final assembly lines into one at its Charleston… Read More
HOTR: Boeing warns of forward losses on 787, 777X programs
By the Leeham News Staff Aug. 5, 2020, © Leeham News: In another demonstration of the negative impact of the COVID-19 crisis, Boeing warned that two flagship airplane programs could face forward losses. Neither the 787 nor the… Read More