Feb. 29, 2016, (c) Leeham Co.: The LEAP engine, for the Boeing 737 MAX, Airbus A320neo and COMAC C919 is the fastest-selling engine in history, says Jean-Paul Ebanga, the president of CFM International. More than 10,000 have been sold…. Read More
March 23, 2015: John Leahy, Aviation Week Lifetime Achievement Award: John Leahy, the chief operating officer-commercial for Airbus, received the Lifetime Achievement Award from Aviation Week. It’s a well-deserved award. As the AvWeek write up details, Leahy has… Read More
Boeing-Bombardier complaint could affect competition in coming Delta neo-MAX RFP
Commentary May 1, 2017, © Leeham Co.: Boeing’s complaint against Bombardier’s CSeries transaction with Delta Air Lines, and a request for millions of dollars in antidumping and penalties might be coming at a bad time. “Boeing requests that… Read More
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Posted on May 1, 2017 by Scott Hamilton
Airbus, Boeing, Bombardier, CFM, CSeries, Delta Air Lines, Embraer, Leeham News and Comment, Pratt & Whitney
737 MAX, 737-10, 737-900ER, 787, 7M7, A320ceo, A320NEO, A321ceo, Airbus, Boeing, Bombardier, CFM, CS100, CSeries, Embraer, LEAP, Pratt & Whitney
The Boom SST engine problem, Part 2
By Bjorn Fehrm Subscription required Introduction December 01, 2016, ©. Leeham Co: Boom Technology and Virgin Atlantic plan to offer supersonic business class passenger traffic over the Atlantic. We covered the number of challenges that this poses in recent… Read More
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Posted on December 1, 2016 by Bjorn Fehrm
Future aircraft, GE Aviation, Pratt & Whitney, Rolls-Royce
Boom SST, CFM, GE Aviation, GEnx-1B, GTF, LEAP, Pratt & Whitney
Bjorn’s corner; Turbofan engine challenges; Part 2
November 04, 2016, ©. Leeham Co: We will now start to go through a modern turbofan airliner engine and look at the technologies which are used and what are their technical challenges. We will start today with the engine… Read More
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Posted on November 4, 2016 by Bjorn Fehrm
Bjorn's Corner, CFM, GE Aviation, Pratt & Whitney, Rolls-Royce
CFM, CFM56, Geared Turbo Fan, LEAP, Pratt & Whitney, PW1100G, RB211, Rolls-Royce, Trent XWB
44% supplier shortfall for GTF now showing impact
Sept. 6, 2016, © Leeham Co.: It was a stunning admission, one that produced the biggest headlines at the United Technologies media days in June: 44% of the suppliers on Pratt & Whitney’s Geared Turbo Fan engine weren’t… Read More
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Posted on September 6, 2016 by Scott Hamilton
Airbus, Bombardier, CFM, Embraer, Mitsubishi, Pratt & Whitney, United Technologies
A320NEO, Airbus, Bombardier, CFM, CSeries, EJet E2, Embraer, Geared Turbo Fan, GTF, LEAP, Mitsubishi, MRJ90, Pratt & Whitney, United Technologies
Mid-Market airplane comes before A320, 737 replacement: Pratt & Whitney exec
Subscription Required Introduction June 16, 2016, © Leeham Co.: A middle of the market airplane will come before a replacement for the Airbus A320 and Boeing 737, predicts Alan Epstein, vice Alan Epstein, VP technology and environment, Pratt… Read More
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Posted on June 16, 2016 by Scott Hamilton
Airbus, Boeing, CFM, Pratt & Whitney, Premium
707, 737, 737 MAX, A320, Airbus, Alan Epstein, Bob Leduc, Boeing, GTF, LEAP, Pratt & Whitney
Virgin America does have some attractive attributes
March 29, 2016, © Leeham Co.: A report that JetBlue and Alaska Airlines submitted bids to buy Virgin America spurs the thought: this isn’t as wacky as it appears on the surface. When news emerged last week that… Read More
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Posted on March 29, 2016 by Scott Hamilton
Airlines, Alaska Airlines, American Airlines, CFM, Delta Air Lines, Pratt & Whitney, United Airlines
airlines, Alaska Airlines, American Airlines, CFM, Delta Air Lines, GTF, JetBlue, LEAP, Pratt & Whitney, Southwest Airlines, United Airlines, Virgin America
Airbus needs more vertical integration, says official
Subscription Required Introduction John Leahy, chief operating officer-customers. Airbus photo. March 3, 2016, © Leeham Co.: Airbus may well have avoided the supplier-driven delivery delays on its A350s had the company brought some key work in-house and become… Read More
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Posted on March 3, 2016 by Scott Hamilton
Airbus, Boeing, Bombardier, CFM, CSeries, ISTAT, Leeham News and Comment, Pratt & Whitney, Premium
737-7, 737-700, 787, A319, A320NEO, A330-900, A350, Airbus, Boeing, CFM, GTF, ISTAT, John Leahy, LEAP, Pratt & Whitney, Zodiac
ISTAT Day 1: Engine updates for CFM, GE, RR and PW
Feb. 29, 2016, (c) Leeham Co.: The LEAP engine, for the Boeing 737 MAX, Airbus A320neo and COMAC C919 is the fastest-selling engine in history, says Jean-Paul Ebanga, the president of CFM International. More than 10,000 have been sold…. Read More
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Posted on February 29, 2016 by Scott Hamilton
Airbus, Boeing, Bombardier, CFM, Comac, CSeries, E-Jet, Embraer, Irkut, Mitsubishi, Rolls-Royce
737 MAX, A320NEO, Airbus, Bill Brown, Boeing, Bombardier, C919, CFM, Comac, CSeries, EJet E2, Embraer, GE Aviation, Irkut, Jean-Paul Ebanga, LEAP, MC-21, Mitsubishi, MRJ90, Rolls-Royce
No fear of C919 for a generation
Nov. 4, 2015, © Leeham Co. The first COMAC C919 was rolled out of the factory over the weekend, China’s mainline entry into the fiercely competitive arena now “owned” by the Airbus-Boeing duopoly. Although the two giants each has… Read More
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Posted on November 4, 2015 by Scott Hamilton
Airbus, Boeing, CFM, China, Comac
737-8, 737-800, 737NG, A300, A320, A320NEO, Airbus, ARJ21, AVIC, Boeing, C919, C929, CFM, Comac, LEAP
Leahy gets lifetime achievement award; CSeries could be delayed again
March 23, 2015: John Leahy, Aviation Week Lifetime Achievement Award: John Leahy, the chief operating officer-commercial for Airbus, received the Lifetime Achievement Award from Aviation Week. It’s a well-deserved award. As the AvWeek write up details, Leahy has… Read More
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Posted on March 23, 2015 by Scott Hamilton
AirAsia, Boeing, Bombardier, CFM, CSeries
Airbus, Alain Bellemare, Bombardier, CFM, CSeries, Joe Sutter, John Leahy, LEAP, SkyWriterAviation
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