Leeham News and Analysis
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Leeham News and Analysis
- HOTR: 787 delivery restart appears to slip to April: customers November 30, 2021
- It’s time for a reality check on ecoAviation November 29, 2021
- Pontifications: Think tank analyzes KC-Y competitive landscape November 29, 2021
- Bjorn’s Corner: The challenges of airliner development. Part 30. Serial Production problems November 26, 2021
- Why the A380 didn’t sell November 25, 2021
Pontifications: Boeing Board needs major shake-up
Jan. 13, 2020, © Leeham News: Today is David Calhoun’s first day as the president and CEO of The Boeing Co. To say that he’s got his work cut out for him is an understatement. I’ve put together… Read More
Boeing charges, costs nearly $35bn since 1996
By Vincent Valery Introduction Nov. 5, 2019, © Leeham News: Boeing already has racked up $9.2bn in one-time charges and additional costs to the accounting block in the 737 MAX crisis. Some expect there will be more substantial… Read More
Pontifications: Airbus-the First 50 Years
Book Review July 8, 2019, © Leeham News: When a company authorizes or sponsors a book about some major event, the book is usually a puff piece meant for the coffee table in reception. Airbus authorized the book,… Read More
Pontifications: The 747 revolutionized air travel
Feb. 11, 2019, © Leeham News: Few airplanes truly can be called revolutionary. Most are evolutionary. The Boeing 747 was one of those that falls into the former category. Just as the Boeing 707 revolutionized air travel, so… Read More
Bjorn’s Corner: Pitch stability, Part 3
December 7, 2018, ©. Leeham News: Last week we looked at the pitch stability of an aircraft wing with fuselage. We could see the combination was unstable. Now we add a rear wing called a horizontal stabilizer to… Read More