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- Bjorn’s Corner: New engine development. Part 5. Turbofan design problems April 26, 2024
- Airbus 1Q2024 results: Airbus CEO: “A350 in-service experience drives positive reputation and orders” April 25, 2024
- A350-1000 or 777-9? Part 3 April 25, 2024
- Boeing CEO promises company is turning around…again April 24, 2024
- Solid start for stand-alone GE Aerospace despite cuts to LEAP output April 23, 2024
Bjorn’s Corner: New aircraft technologies. Part 9. Engine core advances
April 21, 2023, ©. Leeham News: This is a summary of the article New aircraft technologies. Part 9P. Engine core advances. The article discusses how developments for the next-generation airliner engine cores will increase the thermal efficiency of… Read More
Bjorn’s Corner: New aircraft technologies. Part 9P. Engine core advances
Subscription required By Bjorn Fehrm April 21, 2023, ©. Leeham News: This is a complementary article to Part 9. Engine core advances. It discusses in detail the next-generation propulsion system cores and what efficiency improvements to expect from… Read More
MRO companies report double-digit growth in RBC survey
Subscription Required By Bryan Corliss April 12, 2023, © Leeham News: – MRO operators foresee double-digit growth in the rest of 2023 – as long as they can get the spare parts they need. That’s the finding from… Read More
An uneven financial recovery among OEMs and Suppliers
Subscription Required By Vincent Valery Introduction March 27, 2023, © Leeham News: In an article last year, LNA highlighted the divergence in the post-Covid-19 recovery among OEMs and select Tier 1 suppliers. Airbus had higher profits than before… Read More
Pontifications: One “good” engine in future for RR, faulty business strategy and model: JP Morgan
Feb. 7, 2023, © Leeham News: Our report last week about Rolls-Royce’s new CEO characterizing the company in dire straits is just part of the story. Shortly before that, on January 18, JP Morgan issued a 38-page dissection… Read More
Pontifications: New Rolls-Royce CEO paints a dire picture; all scenarios on table at Airbus
Jan. 31, 2023, © Leeham News: Rolls-Royce’s new CEO says the engine group is a “burning platform,” failing to give returns. Tufan Erginbilgic, who joined RR as CEO on Jan. 1, said this is the “last chance” to… Read More
Pontifications: Nope, not convinced about Boom’s new entrant engine plans
Dec. 19, 2022, © Leeham News: Nope. Not convinced. Boom’s CEO Blake Scholl last week announced that he’s put together a group of three companies to work with his firm to design an engine for his Overture supersonic… Read More
HOTR: Big airplane orders race toward year end
Dec. 8, 2022, © Leeham News: A year-end aircraft order rush will benefit Airbus and Boeing, according to what LNA is hearing. Air India Airbus appears in line to win 50-100 A350 orders from Air India. Boeing appears… Read More
With Boeing’s decision against new airplanes, Airbus will stand down, too
Subscription Required By Scott Hamilton Kiran Rao. Credit: Airborne Capital. Nov. 14, 2022, © Leeham News: Boeing’s decision to suspend the launch of any new airplane until the middle of the next decade means innovation of any kind… Read More
Engine Development. Part 10. Next generation engines
Subscription Required By Bjorn Fehrm Introduction October 20, 2022, © Leeham News: We finish our series about engine development by looking at the next-generation engines and future trends in airliner engine development. We limit this look forward to… Read More