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Leeham News and Analysis
- Hopes for 1Q financial progress turns into bumpy ride for Boeing April 21, 2025
- Bjorn’s Corner: Air Transport’s route to 2050. Part 18. April 18, 2025
- Natilus: Composite BWB, entry-into-service by 2029, 570 on order April 17, 2025
- China bans Boeing, US parts imports in tariff war April 15, 2025
- Boeing welcomes COMAC competition as Asia-Pacific demand soars April 15, 2025
JetZero sees big sales potential, but consultants say it won’t be them to bring BWB to market
By Scott Hamilton Subscription Required JetZero Z4 commercial BWB and USAF tanker concepts. Credit: JetZero. Feb. 10, 2025, © Leeham News: There will be a surge in aircraft replacement requirements as today’s Airbus A320neos and Boeing 737 MAXes… Read More
Hopes, skepticism, for Boeing from suppliers
Subscription Required By Scott Hamilton Feb. 6, 2025, © Leeham News: Hope and skepticism for Boeing permeated the sidelines of a suppliers’ conference this week in the Seattle area as the big manufacturer struggles to regain footing following… Read More
Boeing to Suppliers: FAA audit of 737 could change production schedule, but stick to plan for now
[Ed. note: The headline and top of this story have been reworded for clarity.] Subscription required By Dan Catchpole Boeing’s Ihssane Mounir talks to suppliers at the 2024 Pacific Northwest Aerospace Alliance conference. Feb. 8, 2024 © Leeham… Read More
The pros and cons of Boeing launching a new airplane program sooner than later
Subscription Required By Scott Hamilton Feb. 23, 2023, © Leeham News: Many, outside of Wall Street analysts and stockholders, are critical of the decision by Boeing CEO David Calhoun to suspend the development of a new airplane. It… Read More
Aerospace supply chain needs capital, which isn’t always easy to find–and it may be expensive
Subscription Required By Scott Hamilton Feb. 13, 2023, © Leeham News: The aerospace supply chain is still struggling to recover from the grounding of the Boeing 737 MAX, the suspension of deliveries of the 787, the delays to… Read More
HOTR: Boeing slammed in absentia at conference
By the Leeham News Team Feb. 9, 2023, © Leeham News: Boeing wasn’t present, but that didn’t stop a succession of speakers and suppliers from slamming the company during the annual meeting of the Pacific Northwest Aerospace Alliance… Read More
Boeing helps some suppliers, but squeezes others
By Scott Hamilton Feb 19, 2020, © Leeham News: Boeing says it is helping some suppliers with liquidity while the 737 MAX is grounded. Other suppliers complain that Boeing is dunning them for alleged bad workmanship, squeezing cash…. Read More
Pontifications: In chaos there is opportunity for Boeing during MAX grounding
Feb. 17, 2020, © Leeham News: Boeing executives said that while the 737 MAX production is suspended, efficiencies are being implemented on the assembly lines. At a Cowen & Co. conference last week, EVP and CFO Greg Smith… Read More