Leeham News and Analysis

There's more to real news than a news release.

There's more to real news than a news release.

Qatar takes delivery of Middle East’s first 787

Qatar Airways took delivery November 12 of the Middle East’s first Boeing 787. Qatar took contractual delivery of the airplane earlier but physical possession in ceremonies at Boeing Field Monday night. CEO Akbar Al-Baker said the carrier will… Read More

 4 Comments

 Posted on November 12, 2012 by

 Boeing

     , , , , , ,

Boeing rolls out Ray Conner to analysts

Boeing rolled out Ray Conner, the new CEO of Boeing Commercial Airplanes, to analysts in New York yesterday. The first research note we’ve received, from Imperial Capital’s Ken Herbert, portrayed a positive meeting. Below is a synopsis. As… Read More

 23 Comments

 Posted on August 30, 2012 by

 Airbus, Boeing, CFM, Pratt & Whitney, Uncategorized

     , , , , , , ,

It’s official: United orders 150 firm Boeing jets (100 Max, 50 900ERs)

Press conference Jeff Smisek, CEO United 100 737 Max 9 50 737-900ERs, replaces 757s flown domestically. Jim McNerney, CEO The Boeing Co. Thanks to UA for putting trust in us. Boeing and United go back a long, long… Read More

 62 Comments

 Posted on July 12, 2012 by

 Airbus, Boeing, CFM

     , , , , , , , ,

Odds and Ends: Airbus-Mobile, con’t; final Farnborough update

Airbus in Mobile: We doubt Boeing is really Sleepless in Seattle but this piece is pretty amusing. Take that, Part 1: Boeing continues to whine about WTO. Take that, Part 2: So’s your Old Man. Here are a… Read More

 15 Comments

 Posted on July 4, 2012 by

 Airbus, ATR, Boeing, Bombardier, CSeries, Embraer

     , , , , , , , , , , ,

Albaugh retires, replaced by Ray Conner

Update: 8:00am PDT June 27: The Seattle Times has a detailed story, including indications why Albaugh chose to retire. Original Post: In shocking news, Boeing announced that Jim Albaugh is stepping down as CEO of Boeing Commercial Airplanes… Read More

 32 Comments

 Posted on June 26, 2012 by

 Boeing

     , , , , , , ,

Boeing ‘supersite’ may be just super-dream

Visions that Boeing could create a production “supersite” appear to be little more than a “super-dream,” it turns out. Mike Bair, vice president of Advanced 737 Product Development, first revealed his vision for a production supersite shortly after… Read More

 2 Comments

 Posted on June 18, 2011 by

 Boeing

     , , , , ,

Email Subscription

Click to subscribe to this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email.

Join 5,883 other subscribers
Twitter Updates
Archives

Copyright © 2024 · All Rights Reserved · Leeham News and Analysis

Sitemap · RSS Feed · Log in