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Mitsubishi MRJ90 arrives in Washington State for certification flight testing

Sept. 29, 2016, © Leeham Co., Moses Lake (WA): After months of delays between the first flight and yesterday, the first Mitsubishi MRJ90 arrived in Moses Lake (WA) to begin certification flight testing. This is scheduled over 12-18… Read More

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 Posted on September 29, 2016 by

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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

 81 Comments

 Posted on September 6, 2016 by

 Airbus, Bombardier, CFM, Embraer, Mitsubishi, Pratt & Whitney, United Technologies

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Pontifications: Odds and Ends to end the summer

Sept. 5, 2016, © Leeham Co.: August was unusually slow, so today is sort of an Odds and Ends clean-up of the summer. There was the Southwest Airlines engine incident and the reports that ANA’s Boeing 787s have… Read More

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 Posted on September 5, 2016 by

 Airbus, Airlines, Boeing, Emirates Airlines, Mitsubishi, Pontifications

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Pontifications: Mitsubishi ramping up flight testing for MRJ

Aug. 15, 2016, © Leeham Co.: Mitsubishi Aircraft Corp. (MAC) is about to dramatically ramp up its flight testing of the MRJ-90. Media has been alerted to an all-day event next month, complete with a tour of the… Read More

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 Posted on August 15, 2016 by

 Boeing, Bombardier, CSeries, Embraer, Mitsubishi, Pontifications

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Pontifications: Twelve new designs in 10 years spurred orders

Aug. 8, 2016, © Leeham Co.: The book:bill for Airbus and Boeing this year will be hard-pressed to reach one. Airbus has a better shot, given lower production rates. But the recent years of record-setting orders are over… Read More

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 Posted on August 8, 2016 by

 Airbus, Boeing, Bombardier, Comac, CSeries, Irkut, Mitsubishi, Pontifications

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Pontifications: New war of words erupts

July 11, 2016, © Leeham Co., Farnborough Air Show: The war of words between Airbus and Boeing is legendary, and it continued unabated today, the first day of the Farnborough Air Show. See my column in Forbes for… Read More

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 Posted on July 11, 2016 by

 Boeing, Bombardier, CSeries, Embraer, Farnborough Air Show, Mitsubishi

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Farnborough Air Show preview: expectations and possible surprises

Subscription Required Introduction July 4, 2016, © Leeham Co: The Farnborough Air Show begins next Monday and predictably, focus will be on orders. With new airplanes from Airbus and Boeing past their development stages, conventional wisdom says there… Read More

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 Posted on July 4, 2016 by

 Airbus, Boeing, Bombardier, CFM, Comac, Embraer, Farnborough Air Show, Irkut, Mitsubishi, Pratt & Whitney, Premium, Rolls-Royce

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Bjorn’s Corner: C Series flight controls

29April 2016, ©. Leeham Co: With the order by Delta Air Lines, the Bombardier C Series has taken the step up to be a viable alternative to Airbus’ and Boeing’s single aisle 130-150 seat aircraft. In my description of… Read More

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 Posted on April 29, 2016 by

 Airbus, Bjorn's Corner, Boeing, Bombardier, CSeries, Delta Air Lines, E-Jet, Embraer, Mitsubishi, Rockwell Collins, Sukhoi

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PW Canada continues next-gen turboprop development despite airplane demand uncertainty

  March 24, 2016, © Leeham Co.: Pratt & Whitney Canada (PWC) continues development of the next generation turboprop engine, even as low oil prices reduce the attractiveness of turboprop airplanes. Few believe oil prices won’t creep back… Read More

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 Posted on March 24, 2016 by

 ATR, Bombardier, E-Jet, Embraer, Mitsubishi, Pratt & Whitney

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PW’s Geared Turbo Fan was catalyst for MRJ90 order

March 8, 2016, © Leeham Co.: Pratt & Whitney’s Geared Turbo Fan technology was what prompted a used airplane lessor to place its first new airplane order, selecting the Mitsubishi MRJ90 in the process. Jep Thornton is a… Read More

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 Posted on March 8, 2016 by

 Airbus, Boeing, Mitsubishi, MOM, Pratt & Whitney

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