Leeham News and Analysis
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Leeham News and Analysis
- Hopes for 1Q financial progress turns into bumpy ride for Boeing April 21, 2025
- Bjorn’s Corner: Air Transport’s route to 2050. Part 18. April 18, 2025
- Natilus: Composite BWB, entry-into-service by 2029, 570 on order April 17, 2025
- China bans Boeing, US parts imports in tariff war April 15, 2025
- Boeing welcomes COMAC competition as Asia-Pacific demand soars April 15, 2025
DOJ lawsuit vs AA-US reads like political document
Note: Some articles of interest: Robert Crandall, former CEO of American, has this op-ed piece in The Wall Street Journal (via Google News, so it should be accessible to Readers). With the concentration of airline service that the… Read More
DOJ “a day late and a dollar short” on merger concerns
The US Department of Justice’s lawsuit to block the merger of American Airlines and US Airways displays a concern that comes a little late. As far back as the Reagan Administration, DOJ had ample opportunity to take aggressive… Read More
Odds and Ends: Evolution of the airline logo; Boeing 20 year forecast updated
Airline Logos: Mary Kirby posted this one. A bit off our usual beaten path, but we find this quite interesting. Speaking of airline logos: We just completed a series of flights on US Airways and asked in-flight and… Read More
Odds and Ends: Change fees; Two ex-NTSB members rap Boeing, FAA, current NTSB
About those change fees: Last week we reported from the US Airways Media Day and among the topics was that of change fees. US Airways matched United Airlines to charge $200 if you change your ticket. Here’s an… Read More
US Airways Execs talk to us about fleet plans, change fees and the AA livery
We had the opportunity to sit down for a one-on-two interview with Scott Kirby, President of US Airways, and Derek Kerr, EVP and CFO, during the annual media day. We covered labor, fleet planning, change fees and the… Read More
Forward Looking Statements–the Fast Version
Publicly traded companies in the US must go through a ritual of providing “Forward Looking Statements,” which are filled with legalese that are getting longer and long. To be in compliance at yesterday’s media day, US Airways dutifully… Read More
US Airways Media Day-Part 3
Bev Goulet, SVP and Chief Integration Officer, American Airlines Robert Isom, EVP-Chief Operations Officer, US Airways Elise Eberwein, EVP People, Communications and Public Affairs BG: Merger benefits flow to shareholders and stakeholders, employees, customers, and communities. This will… Read More
USAirways Media Day-Part 2
Robert Isom, EVP-COO 2012 had more zero flight cancellation days than the prior seven years combined. Best operational performance metrics since the US-HP merger. 2012 topped on-time performance of legacy carriers (Hawaiian tends to be better-Editor). US Airways… Read More