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United Aircraft’s and COMAC’s eventful year
By Bjorn Fehrm January 03, 2018, ©. Leeham Co: Both United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) and COMAC got their single-aisle airliner projects into flight test during 2017. The MC-21 and C919 had their first flights within less than a month… Read More
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Posted on January 3, 2018 by Bjorn Fehrm
Mitsubishi Aircraft Corporation’s tough 2017
By Bjorn Fehrm January 02, 2018, ©. Leeham Co: The past year was difficult for Mitsubishi Aircraft Corporation (MAC) and its MRJ regional airliner. Although clear progress was made in the flight-testing of the MRJ, problems were found with… Read More
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Posted on January 2, 2018 by Bjorn Fehrm
Embraer’s improved E190-E2, analysis. Part 2
By Bjorn Fehrm Subscription Required Introduction December 18, 2017, © Leeham Co.: Embraer is expecting certification soon for the first E2 E-Jet, the E190-E2. We covered our analysis of the changes from the original E190 to the E190-E2… Read More
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Posted on December 18, 2017 by Bjorn Fehrm
Assessing the Delta-Airbus order
By Scott Hamilton Analysis Dec. 15, 2017, © Leeham Co.: Was the choice by Delta Air Lines the big “blow” to Boeing many in the media are making it out to be? It was a PR blow, yes…. Read More
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Posted on December 15, 2017 by Scott Hamilton
It’s official: Delta orders A321neo with GTF engine
Dec. 14, 2017: After a wave of news stories yesterday, today’s it’s official: Delta Air Lines ordered 100 Airbus A321neos and optioned 100 more. Deliveries begin in 2020. The airplane will be equipped with the Pratt & Whitney… Read More
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Posted on December 14, 2017 by Scott Hamilton
Delta to order A321neo, GTF engines: CNN
Dec. 13, 2017: Jon Ostrower of CNN is reporting Delta Air Lines will order 100 Airbus A321neos and option 100 more, to be powered by Pratt & Whitney GTF engines. If correct, this will be a snub to… Read More
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Posted on December 13, 2017 by Scott Hamilton
Embraer’s improved E-Jet E2
By Bjorn Fehrm Subscription Required Introduction December 07, 2017, © Leeham Co.: Embraer is four months from first service introduction of the new generation E-Jet, the E190-E2, with Norway’s Wideroe. Following the smooth E190-E2 program will be the… Read More
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Posted on December 7, 2017 by Bjorn Fehrm
Would a 767 stopgap make sense while waiting for NMA?
By Bjorn Fehrm Subscription Required Now open to all readers. Introduction November 30, 2017, © Leeham Co.: We have covered Boeing’s deliberations whether to restart 767-300ER passenger version production here and here. To understand how good a stopgap the… Read More
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Posted on November 30, 2017 by Bjorn Fehrm
Suppliers conference in Mobile focuses on US aerospace sector in Southeast
Oct. 31, 2017: A new event, the Southeast Aerospace and Defence Conference (SADC) scheduled for June 25-27 in Mobile (AL), will examine the commercial, defense, space and corporate aerospace sectors in the US Southeast. The conference is organized… Read More
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Posted on October 31, 2017 by Scott Hamilton
Airbus, Airfinance Journal, Boeing, Bombardier, CSeries, Embraer, GE Aviation, Leeham Co., Lockheed Martin, NASA, Northrop, Pratt & Whitney, Rolls-Royce, Southeast Aerospace and Defense Conference
Airbus, Airfinance Journal, Boeing, Leeham Co., Lockheed Martin, NASA, Pratt & Whitney, Rolls-Royce, Southeast Aerospace and Defence Conference, United Technologies
Bjorn’s Corner: Electric aircraft, Part 8
August 18, 2017, ©. Leeham Co: In this Corner, we will finish the design of the hybrid propulsion system for our 50-seat regional turboprop. We use the ATR42-600 as a reference, as before (Figure 1). We found an acceptable… Read More
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Posted on August 18, 2017 by Bjorn Fehrm