Hopes for 1Q financial progress turns into bumpy ride for Boeing

 Subscription Required By Karl Sinclair At its peak, there were 140 Boeing 737 MAXes stored across Washington state destined for China. The number is now around 40, and with the tariff war, there is no telling when these… Read More

Boeing at far greater risk of tariff impacts than Airbus

Subscripton Required By Scott Hamilton April 7, 2025, © Leeham News: Tariffs against the rest of the world announced by US President Donald Trump last week threaten retaliatory tariffs against Boeing at a far greater level than Airbus… Read More

Trump vows to add tariffs to aluminum and steel; Airbus, Boeing, suppliers will be impacted

By Scott Hamilton Feb. 10, 2025, © Leeham News: President Donald Trump announced plans to impose a 25% tariff on imported aluminum and steel this week, including from the USA’s largest supplying countries: Canada and Mexico. According to… Read More

How Trump tariffs affected, and could affect, Airbus, Boeing and Embraer

By Scott Hamilton Dec. 6, 2024, © Leeham News: President-elect Donald Trump vowed to immediately impose a 25% tariff on “ALL” imports into the US from Canada and Mexico, and 10% from China. Last week, he threatened to… Read More

Suppliers are paying more, waiting longer for aluminum and other materials

By Dan Catchpole  danieljcatchpole(at)gmail(dot)com Oct. 3, 2018, © Leeham News: United States-based aerospace suppliers say lead times and prices have significantly increased for aluminum, steel and other high-grade materials used to make commercial and military aircraft. But, they… Read More

China tariffs on Boeing unlikely

Analysis March 14, 2018 © Leeham News: Boeing is unlikely to face retaliatory tariffs from China following President Trump’s imposition of tariffs on China’s steel industry. LNC believes China’s own self-interest for its airline, leasing and aerospace industry… Read More