Dec. 29, 2020, © Leeham News: As Boeing works to return the 737 MAX to service and clear its inventory of ~450 airplanes, it must look to the future. CEO David Calhoun all but killed the New Midmarket… Read More
Posted on December 29, 2020 by Scott Hamilton
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
Posted on August 10, 2020 by Scott Hamilton
Airbus, Boeing, Coronavirus, COVID-19, Embraer, Future Small Airplane, Middle of the Market, Mitsubishi, MOM, New Midmarket Aircraft, NMA
737-10, 737-7, 737-8, 737-9, A220-100, A220-300, A320NEO, A321NEO, Boeing Brasil-Commercial, Boeing Charleston, Boeing Everett, Boeing Renton, FSA, NMA, NMA Lite, SpaceJet
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
Posted on June 29, 2020 by Scott Hamilton
Subscription Required By Scott Hamilton Introduction June 2, 2020, © Leeham News: Mitsubishi Heavy Industry (MHI) yesterday closed the acquisition of the Bombardier CRJ program. There are 15 CRJs in backlog to complete. But the purpose of the… Read More
Posted on June 2, 2020 by Scott Hamilton
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
Posted on May 11, 2020 by Vincent Valery
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
Posted on May 11, 2020 by Scott Hamilton
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.
Posted on April 28, 2020 by Scott Hamilton
By the Leeham News Team Analysis April 25, 2020, © Leeham News: The Boeing-Embraer joint venture is off. Boeing called off the JV, saying Embraer didn’t satisfy all the conditions required. The impact to Embraer is more profound… Read More
Posted on April 25, 2020 by Scott Hamilton
Subscription Required Now open to all readers. By Scott Hamilton April 2, 2020, © Leeham News: Boeing’s New Midmarket Airplane, or a new concept, is the last thing on the plate right now. But Boeing’s future product strategy… Read More
Posted on April 2, 2020 by Scott Hamilton
It’s time for catching up on Odds and Ends. By Scott Hamilton March 2, 2020, © Leeham News: NMA. NSA (version 1). NSA (version 2). NLT. FSA. MOM. These are Boeing’s acronyms for its next airplane. Whatever it… Read More
Posted on March 2, 2020 by Scott Hamilton