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- Retrospective-1, 10/28/09: Boeing to Charleston for 787 FAL #2 October 1, 2020
- With 787 FAL closing and 747 production ending, what does Boeing do with massive space in Everett? October 1, 2020
- FAA administrator flies MAX in next step to recertification September 30, 2020
- HOTR: Rolls 787 engine orders tank last 5 year September 29, 2020
- Pontifications: Winter is coming September 28, 2020
Better to bring capacity back with a 787-10 or 777-300ER
Subscription Required By Vincent Valery Introduction May 14, 2020, © Leeham News: Last week, we compared the economics of the Boeing 777-300ER and 777-9 on the world’s busiest intercontinental route. The older aircraft proved a viable alternative, thanks… Read More
The Impact of Asian airline difficulties on OEMs
Subscription Required By Vincent Valery Introduction Feb. 24, 2020, © Leeham News: Passenger traffic in the Asia-Pacific region has grown dramatically since the turn of the century. Except for temporary dips caused by SARS in 2003 and the… Read More
A380 service life struggles
Subscription Required By Vincent Valery Introduction Sep. 30, 2019, © Leeham News: It hasn’t been an easy year for the Airbus A380 program since the end of production was announced in February. Lufthansa announced in March that Airbus… Read More
A380 suffers new blow, future remains bleak
Subscription Required Air France is returning five of 10 A380s to lessors. Photo via Google images. Dec. 3, 2018, © Leeham News: Air France will return five leased Airbus A380s to lessors next year and in 2020, citing… Read More
The changes to the A350-900ULR
By Bjorn Fehrm Subscription Required Introduction June 28, 2017, © Leeham News: Airbus has published more information about the A350-900ULR Singapore Airlines will get after the summer. The new A350-900 Airport Planning Guide from Airbus shows the A350-900ULR… Read More
Wide-body production rates show mix of strength, weakness
Subscription Required Introduction May 14, 2018, © Leeham News: Wide-body production rates by Airbus and Boeing are expected to go up modestly during the next three year, with a jump in 2022—if Boeing 777X production rates head for… Read More
Airbus’ Ultra Long Range A350 starts flight test
By Bjorn Fehrm Subscription Required Introduction April 26, 2018, © Leeham News: Airbus Ultra Long-Range version of the A350-900 took off for the first time Monday. The aircraft will conduct a short flight test program before being painted… Read More
Global Services won’t hurt airline tech ops, says Boeing official
Feb. 13, 2018, © Leeham Co.: A Boeing official today dismissed concerns that expanding Boeing Global Services, with additional controls on aftermarket support for commercial airplanes it builds, might negatively impact potential sales. Several airlines, including Delta, Singapore,… Read More
Top 10 aviation stories of the year on Leeham News
Dec. 31, 2017, © Leeham Co.: Airplane development and the whimsicle made the Top 10 stories on LNC in 2017. The Top 10 are a statistical listing of the most-viewed posts, not some judgment call on the part… Read More
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Posted on December 31, 2017 by Scott Hamilton
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