July 15, 2016, © Leeham Co., Farnborough Air Show: At an event like this, we pick up all sorts of snippets that don’t fit into any given story. So here’s a compilation of our Odds and Ends… Read More
Posted on July 15, 2016 by Scott Hamilton
E190-E2 is now Airborne #E2firstflight pic.twitter.com/iohoSUKZET
— Embraer (@embraer) May 23, 2016
May 24, 2016: Embraer’s E190-E2 had its first flight yesterday, several months ahead of the internal schedule (original plan was September) making it the only new airplane program in recent history to be significantly ahead. Boeing’s 737 MAX… Read More
Posted on May 24, 2016 by Scott Hamilton
By Bjorn Fehrm Nov. 18 2015, ©. Leeham Co: Easyjet revealed record numbers yesterday with pretax profits now at 14.6% of a year turnover of £4,686m. The load-factors for their aircraft are at a record 91.5% on a 12… Read More
Posted on November 18, 2015 by Bjorn Fehrm
By Bjorn Fehrm 06 October 2015, ©. Leeham Co: The global airline industry is on a steady course as a whole, but there are dramatic changes within Europe as low cost carriers, plus Turkish Airlines, redraw the competitive landscape…. Read More
Posted on October 6, 2015 by Bjorn Fehrm
Subscription Required Introduction August 24, 2015, © Leeham Co. When airlines like Indigo of India, Air Asia, Norwegian Air Shuttle (NAS) and Lion Air have outstanding orders for Airbus A320s and Boeing 737s that number in the hundreds,… Read More
Posted on August 24, 2015 by Scott Hamilton
May 25, 2015, c. Leeham Co. Airline stocks took a dive last week when it appeared fare wars and eroding capacity discipline is beginning among US carriers. Southwest Airlines said it will be adding capacity at the rate… Read More
Posted on May 25, 2015 by Scott Hamilton
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April 6, 2015: There is a saying in America: keeping up with the Joneses. This means that if your neighbor buys something, you have to go buy something similar to “keep up.” In the case of commercial aviation,… Read More
Posted on April 6, 2015 by Scott Hamilton
This has some additional information from our e-newsletter of Sept. 8. Additionally, Airbus has offered some observations about the 737 MAX 200 (as Boeing often does about Airbus products). We’ve initially confined this critique to our e-newsletter; this… Read More
Posted on September 14, 2014 by Scott Hamilton
In an industry where dull MBAs now dominate and the likes of Herb Kelleher have long since retired, Michael O’Leary is a breath of fresh air. O’Leary, CEO of Ryanair, was in Seattle Tuesday for the delivery of… Read More
Posted on September 9, 2014 by Scott Hamilton
Air France-KLM trims cargo fleet: Steve Wilhelm of The Puget Sound Business Journal reports that Air France-KLM group is sharply trimming its cargo fleet, with the company declaring the capacity continues to shift to the belly capacity of… Read More
Posted on September 8, 2014 by Scott Hamilton