Oct. 26, 2017, © Leeham Co.: Bombardier and Airbus put a positive face on the former’s acquisition of 50.01% of the CSeries program, but Moody’s credit rating service wasn’t impressed. The agency downgraded Bombardier’s already poor credit rating… Read More
Posted on October 26, 2017 by Scott Hamilton
Airbus, Bombardier, CSeries, Embraer, Mitsubishi
Airbus, Bombardier, CRJ, CSeries, E175 E2, E175-E1, Embraer, Mitsubishi, Moody's, MRJ70, MRJ90, Q400
July 24, 2017, © Leeham Co.: The Japan Aircraft Development Corp (JADC) just published its 2017-2037 jet and turboprop forecast. JADC forecasts a demand for 33,336 jet airliners and some 2,000 turboprops. JADC is partly owned by Mitsubishi,… Read More
Posted on July 24, 2017 by Scott Hamilton
Airbus, ATR, Boeing, Bombardier, CSeries, E-Jet, Embraer, Middle of the Market, Mitsubishi, MOM, Paris Air Show, Pontifications, Sukhoi
Air Canada, Airbus, ATR, ATR 42, ATR-72, Boeing, Bombardier, Cebu Pacific, CS100, E190, Embraer, JADC, Japan Aircraft Development Corp., Mitsubishi, MRJ70, MRJ90, New Midrange Aircraft, NMA, SSJ100, Sukhoi
By Bjorn Fehrm June 28, 2017, ©. Leeham Co: The Mitsubishi Regional Jet, MRJ, has been through troubled years. The aircraft, which should have entered the market 2013, will now be delivered to first customer, All Nippon Airways (ANA),… Read More
Posted on June 28, 2017 by Bjorn Fehrm
June 18, 2017, © Leeham Co.: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) CEO Shunichi Miyanaga and the Vice Chairman of ANA Holidings, Osamu Shinobe, gave the full backing to the MRJ program today, when presenting an ANA liveried test aircraft at… Read More
Posted on June 18, 2017 by Bjorn Fehrm
June 17, 2017, (c) Leeham Co.: It’s surprising that many hall and chalet exhibits are still in a state of construction as LNC walked around the Paris Air Show Saturday, but we’ve noted this before. Meanwhile, here are a… Read More
Posted on June 17, 2017 by Scott Hamilton
Subscription Required Introduction May 22, 2017, © Leeham Co. The Paris Air Show begins June 17, and few in the industry expect much in the way of orders this year. The order cycle is on the downward side of… Read More
Posted on May 22, 2017 by Scott Hamilton
By Bjorn Fehrm Subscription Required Introduction May 18, 2017, © Leeham Co.: In the second article about the US regional aircraft market, we looked at the cabins for the regional aircraft we examine. We started with looking at… Read More
Posted on May 18, 2017 by Bjorn Fehrm
By Bjorn Fehrm Subscription Required Introduction May 11, 2017, © Leeham Co.: In the first article about the US regional aircraft market, we described the special rules that apply for outsourced regional airlines, operating for a mainline carrier. The… Read More
Posted on May 11, 2017 by Bjorn Fehrm
A feature report. By Bjorn Fehrm March 15, 2017, ©. Leeham Co: Spirit AeroSystems is the world’s largest aerostructures supplier, with main facilities in Wichita (KS). I visited Wichita early March and was given a guided tour of the… Read More
Posted on March 15, 2017 by Bjorn Fehrm
Subscription Required Introduction March 6, 2017, © Leeham Co.: Boeing CEO Dennis Muilenburg wants the company to participate in the aftermarket aircraft services business and set a goal of $50bn in revenue in the coming years. He looks… Read More
Posted on March 6, 2017 by Scott Hamilton