Subscription Required Introduction Boeing 787-9. Source: Boeing. April 11, 2016, © Leeham Co.: Boeing has $29bn in deferred production costs and another $3bn in deferred tooling costs for its 787. The accounting block, for its program accounting, is… Read More
Posted on April 11, 2016 by Scott Hamilton
air force tanker, Airbus, Boeing, Bombardier, CSeries, Pacific Northwest Aerospace Alliance, Premium
747-8, 787, A330ceo, A330neo, A350-900, Airbus, Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Boeing, Credit Suisse, Dennis Muilenburg, Jim McNerney, KC-46A, Pacific Northwest Aerospace Alliance, Ray Conner, Richard Aboulafia, Rob Spingarn, Ron Epstein, Teal Group, The Seattle Times
April 4, 2016, © Leeham Co.: Boeing’s plans to reduce head count at Boeing Commercial Airplanes by 8,000 jobs this year dominated the news last week. Comparing employment figures with Airbus Commercial shows this reduction isn’t nearly enough. BCA… Read More
Posted on April 4, 2016 by Scott Hamilton
air force tanker, Airbus, Boeing, IAM 751, International Association of Machinists, Pontifications
737-9, 747-8, 757, 777 Classic, 777X, 787, A321NEO, A380, A400M, Airbus, Boeing, Flight International, KC-46A, Lion Air, Puget Sound Business Journal, Randy Tinseth, Ray Conner, Richard Aboulafia, Seattle Times, Steve Trimble, Steve Wilhelm, Teal Group
Feb. 10, 2016: Today is the second of three days of conference meetings organized by the Pacific Northwest Aerospace Alliance (PNAA), in Lynnwood (WA). We’re providing live reporting throughout the three days. Feb. 10, 2016: Large commercial aircraft… Read More
Posted on February 10, 2016 by Scott Hamilton
The Wall Street Journal reports that Boeing is considering restarting and re-engining the 757 in response to the Airbus A321LR. Feb. 11, 2015: We’re at the Pacific Northwest Aerospace Alliance conference in Lynnwood (WA) north of Seattle. This… Read More
Posted on February 11, 2015 by Scott Hamilton
Boeing officials reaffirmed the company’s drive for Partnership for Success, or PFS, during two appearances at conferences this month, adding that its supply chain was mostly on board, though some companies are now on a “no-fly list.” .CEO… Read More
Posted on February 16, 2014 by Scott Hamilton
Airbus, Boeing, IAM 751, International Association of Machinists
777, 777X, 787, Airbus, Boeing, Goodrich, Héroux-Devtek, IAM 751, International Association of Machiniists, Pacifici Northwest Aerospace Alliance, Partnership for Success, PNAA, Richard Aboulafia, Stan Deal, Teal Group, United Technologies
Airbus is going to cut back its new airplane research and development spending and redirect efforts more toward derivative airplanes, EADS CEO Tom Enders told aerospace analysts at the EADS Global Investors Forum. Buried in a Bloomberg News… Read More
Posted on December 12, 2013 by Scott Hamilton
777X, A350, A380, A400M, Airbus, EADS, Richard Aboulafia, Teal Group, Tom Enders
LOT wants $$, Norwegian Leases A340s: The fall-out gets worse over the 787 grounding. LOT Airlines says it wants compensation by the end of June. TUI is rebooking passengers on Boeing 767s and will refund a price differential… Read More
Posted on March 6, 2013 by Scott Hamilton
Bombardier has an uphill battle selling CSeries in part because of the production might of Airbus and Boeing, says Richard Aboulafia of the Teal Group. With the two big OEMs each producing the single-aisle airplanes at rates of… Read More
Posted on February 13, 2013 by Scott Hamilton
Boeing rolled out Ray Conner, the new CEO of Boeing Commercial Airplanes, to analysts in New York yesterday. The first research note we’ve received, from Imperial Capital’s Ken Herbert, portrayed a positive meeting. Below is a synopsis. As… Read More
Posted on August 30, 2012 by Scott Hamilton