Subscription Required Part 2. Part 1 may be found here. Introduction Bombardier invented the regional jet. Despite some sales these days, the CRJ was eclipsed by the Embraer J-Jet. Bombardier photo. Oct. 10, 2016, © Leeham Co.: Regional… Read More
Posted on October 10, 2016 by Scott Hamilton
Airlines, American Airlines, Bombardier, CSeries, Delta Air Lines, Embraer, Mitsubishi, Pratt & Whitney, Premium, Sukhoi, United Airlines, US Airways
American Airlines, Bombardier, C-110, C-130, Continental Airlines, CRJ, CSeries, Delta Air Lines, E-Jet, Embraer, ERJ, GTF, Mitsubishi, MRJ90, Pratt & Whitney, SSJ100, Sukhoi, United Airlines, US Airways
By Bjorn Fehrm Subscription required. Introduction September 29, 2016, ©. Leeham Co: We will now finish our series about the Russian-Chinese wide-body with looking at who will have what role in the program. Figure 1. Concept for new wide-body… Read More
Posted on September 29, 2016 by Bjorn Fehrm
September 23, 2016, ©. Leeham Co: In our Corners on East bloc aeronautical industries, we now look at the main Russian civil aircraft engine companies. As with the aircraft side, there is one overall Russian engine company since 2008,… Read More
Posted on September 23, 2016 by Bjorn Fehrm
Antonov, Bjorn's Corner, Irkut, Sukhoi, United Aircraft, United Engine Corp., YAK
Aviadvigatel, Irkut, MC-21, PD-14, SaM146, Saturn, SSJ100, Sukhoi, UAC, UEC, YAK
September 09, 2016, ©. Leeham Co: The Western world civil aeronautical industry developed a number of new aircraft (Boeing 787, Airbus A350, Bombardier CSeries, Mitsubishi’s MRJ) or aircraft variants (A320neo, 737 MAX, A330neo, Embraer’s E-Jet E2) during the last… Read More
Posted on September 9, 2016 by Bjorn Fehrm
By Bjorn Fehrm Subscription required. Introduction September 08, 2016, ©. Leeham Co: Having covered the possibilities of reusing parts of the Il-96 fuselage for a new Russian-Chinese wide-body, it’s now time to look at the existing IL-96 wing… Read More
Posted on September 8, 2016 by Bjorn Fehrm
Feb. 2123, 2016: The Singapore Air Show ended last week with a dearth of news. William Bain, associate professor and co-editor of International Relations, provided LNC with these photos.
Posted on February 23, 2016 by Scott Hamilton
Airbus, Boeing, Qatar Airways, Sukhoi
A350, A380, Airbus, Boeing, C-17, G550, Gulfstream, P-8, Singapore Air Show, SSJ100
By Bjorn Fehrm Subscription required Introduction 18 January 2016, © Leeham Co: Russian aircraft have never succeeded in penetrating the Western market. But then they never really tried, until now. They were designed for the Soviet Union captive… Read More
Posted on January 18, 2016 by Bjorn Fehrm
Subscription Required Introduction With the first Embraer E-Jet E2 under assembly, we take a look at the E1 and E2 programs in the run-up to roll-out of the E-190 E2 next year and projected Entry Into Service (EIS)… Read More
Posted on November 9, 2015 by Scott Hamilton
March 20, 2015: C. Leeham Co. Bombardier’s current challenges don’t end with the CSeries. The company has seen its once-dominate positions in the regional jet and turbo prop markets decline precipitously. The CRJ struggles in its sales against… Read More
Posted on March 20, 2015 by Scott Hamilton
Bombardier, Embraer, ISTAT, Mitsubishi, Sukhoi
Bombardier, CRJ-1000, CRJ-700, CRJ-900, E-175, E-190, E-Jet, E-Jet E1, E-Jet E2, Embraer, ISTAT, John Slattery, Mitsubishi, MRJ90, Q400, Ross Mitchell, SSJ100, Sukhoi
We examined the future of turboprop airliners Jan. 5, 2015, analyzing the backlogs of Bombardier and ATR–and the ATR overwhelming dominance of the current turboprop sector. This is the second of a series looking at this sector. By… Read More
Posted on February 8, 2015 by Bjorn Fehrm