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- HOTR: Airbus’ view on recovery from COVID; why Southwest stayed with MAX 7 May 11, 2021
- NBA Single or Dual Aisle Airline preferences May 10, 2021
- Pontifications: A330-300 could be great deal ahead May 10, 2021
- Bjorn’s Corner: The challenges of airliner development. Part 2. Why Certification? May 7, 2021
- China’s air travel “recovery:” volume improving, but revenue still elusive May 6, 2021
NBA Single or Dual Aisle Airline preferences
Subscription Required By Vincent Valery Introduction Credit: Leeham News May 10, 2021, © Leeham News: Boeing has been studying the launch of a clean-sheet design aircraft for at least a decade. Studies included a single-aisle design but favored… Read More
Boeing’s Renton plant may close from 2033: Analysis
Subscription Required Now open to all Readers. Introduction Aug. 10, 2020, © Leeham News: With Boeing likely to consolidate 787 production in Charleston (SC), reflecting a rate of 6/mo, the future of assembly in Puget Sound rears its… Read More
How much life is left in the Boeing 737 MAX after recertification?
Subscription Required By Scott Hamilton Introduction June 29, 2020, © Leeham News: As Boeing narrows in on recertification of the 737 MAX, one of the questions that is unanswered, but forward-reaching is, how much life is left in… Read More
Bringing back long-haul capacity with narrowbody aircraft
Subscription Required By Vincent Valery Introduction May 11, 2020, © Leeham News: The timeline for a passenger traffic recovery is highly uncertain. Major OEMs and some airlines expect a return to 2019 passenger traffic levels in two years… Read More
Pontifications: Boeing focuses on design, production vs airplane development–for now
By Scott Hamilton May 11, 2020, © Leeham News: Boeing killed development of its alphabet soup of airplane concepts for now. “For now” is a relative term. When Boeing will be ready to show concepts to customers as… Read More
HOTR: Product development another victim of virus crisis
By the Leeham News staff April 28, 2020, © Leeham News: The Coronavirus not only decimates the airline industry. It’s going to completely upend the product strategies of Airbus, Boeing and Embraer. Boeing is most immediately affected.