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Leeham News and Analysis
- Bjorn’s Corner: New aircraft technologies. Part 31. Detailed design -3 September 22, 2023
- The Airliner Production Problem, Part 2 September 21, 2023
- Pontifications: IAM 751 gearing up for Boeing contract talks in 2024 September 19, 2023
- Analysis: Labor issues continue to challenge aerospace industry September 18, 2023
- GE Aero sees growth through 2026, despite supply chain snags September 15, 2023
Pontifications: History is repeating itself
Sept. 5, 2023, © Leeham News: Decades after US airline unions were on the decline, some are making big gains in restoring wages, benefits, and strength. Pilots at American, Delta, United, and Alaska airlines (among others) won big… Read More
HOTR: Airbus’ view on recovery from COVID; why Southwest stayed with MAX 7
By the Leeham News staff May 11, 2021, © Leeham News: Domestic traffic throughout the world is returning to 2019 levels, but at different rates, according to an Airbus analysis. Robert Lange, Head of Business Analysis and Market… Read More
Airbus trails Boeing in US in-service airplanes but leads with backlog
Subscription Required By Scott Hamilton Introduction March 29, 2021, © Leeham News: As airlines across the global struggle to recover from the COVID-19 pandemic, Airbus faces a weakened Boeing. Some might argue Airbus has the advantage over Boeing,… Read More
Pontifications: There is no good news
May 18, 2020, © Leeham News: There simply is no good news in commercial aviation right now. Yes, airport traffic is upticking in the USA (and elsewhere) slightly. But in the USA, it’s still less than 10% of… Read More
Bringing back long-haul capacity with narrowbody aircraft
Subscription Required By Vincent Valery Introduction May 11, 2020, © Leeham News: The timeline for a passenger traffic recovery is highly uncertain. Major OEMs and some airlines expect a return to 2019 passenger traffic levels in two years… Read More
Restarting credit markets
Subscription Required By Vincent Valery Introduction April 13, 2020, © Leeham News: Companies across the globe moved quickly to draw down credit facilities or arrange new debt to get through the economic disasters brought on by COVID-19, the… Read More
US carriers not at imminent risk of bankruptcy despite potential shutdown
By Judson Rollins March 16, 2020, © Leeham News: Throughout Sunday afternoon and evening, reports – all unconfirmed – began to emerge in the US that as early as today, the Trump administration may announce a suspension of… Read More
JetBlue, a carrier at crossroads
Subscription Required By Vincent Valery Introduction Feb. 17, 2020, © Leeham News: JetBlue Airways has come a long way since it started operations in 2000. The airline celebrated its 20th-anniversary last week. While the US legacy carriers were… Read More
Converting customers to the FSA
Subscription Required By Vincent Valery Introduction Nov. 28, 2019, © Leeham News: As Boeing works its way through the 737 MAX crisis, all consideration whether to launch the New Midmarket Aircraft (NMA) is on hold. But the Boeing… Read More