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How good is a used 767-300ER, Part 2
Subscription required Introduction By Bjorn Fehrm Dec. 21 2015, ©. Leeham Co: Last week we started our Boeing 767-300ER article series around acquiring used twin-aisle 767 aircraft to upgrade 757-based long haul services, like Canada’s WestJet has done. We… Read More
How good is a used 767-300ER?
Subscription required By Bjorn Fehrm Introduction Dec. 16 2015, ©. Leeham Co: Fuel prices at a record low changes a lot of short- and mid-term planning scenarios for airlines. An introduction of a used aircraft with higher fuel burn… Read More
4-engine single-aisle airplanes could make comeback, says technology VP
Dec. 15, 2015, © Leeham Co: LNC’s Bjorn Fehrm started a firestorm of discussion last Friday with his Corner about twins-vs-quads column. His focus was on the Very Large Aircraft sector. Overlooked in all of the discussion was… Read More
Bjorn’s Corner: Twins or quads?
11 December 2015, ©. Leeham Co: The debate over two or four engines for long range aircraft is as old as the jet airliner. A number of myths have been pedaled over the years over the virtues of… Read More
Used B777-200ER or A340-300?
Subscription required By Bjorn Fehrm Introduction Nov. 26 2015, ©. Leeham Co: In recent articles we have latched on to the debate around the prices for used Boeing 777-200 aircraft. Contrary to the market appraising companies’ ideas about second… Read More
Airbus Group 3Q results; Increase of A320 production to 60 a month
By Bjorn Fehrm Oct. 30, 2015, ©. Leeham Co: Airbus Group announced its increase of the production rate for the best-selling A320 range to 60 a month in conjunction with its 3Q 2015 results. The rate increase shall be… Read More