March 16, 2015 737-8ERX: John Leahy, chief operating officer-customers at Airbus, not surprisingly doesn’t think much of the concept Boeing is showing airlines, the 737-8ERX. “Boeing is getting more and more desperate,” Leahy claimed in a telephone interview… Read More
Airbus needs more vertical integration, says official
Subscription Required Introduction John Leahy, chief operating officer-customers. Airbus photo. March 3, 2016, © Leeham Co.: Airbus may well have avoided the supplier-driven delivery delays on its A350s had the company brought some key work in-house and become… Read More
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Posted on March 3, 2016 by Scott Hamilton
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The future of the A319neo and 737-7
Subscription Required Introduction Dec. 14, 2015, © Leeham Co. There are just 49 orders for the Airbus A319neo. There are only 55 orders for the Boeing 737-7 MAX. The A319neo has been ordered by Avianca (19), Frontier Airlines… Read More
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Posted on December 14, 2015 by Scott Hamilton
Airbus, Boeing, Bombardier, Embraer, Premium
737-7, A319neo, Airbus, Boeing, Bombardier, C Series, CS100, CS300, E-195 E1, E-195 E2, Embraer
State investment in Bombardier further mockery of WTO
Nov. 24, 2015, (c) Leeham Co. With the $1bn investment by the Province of Quebec in the Bombardier CSeries program, another example of government funding emerges in commercial aviation development. Setting aside whether the investment might be challenged… Read More
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Posted on November 24, 2015 by Scott Hamilton
Airbus, Boeing, Bombardier, China, Comac, CSeries, Embraer, Irkut
737-7, A319neo, Airbus, ARJ-21, AVIC, Boeing, Bombardier, C919, C929, Comac, CS300, CSeries, Irkut, World Trade Organization, WTO
Pontifications: 50% of something or 100% of nothing: something to consider at Bombardier
On Sunday, The Seattle Times had a long article about whether the Boeing 787 will ever record a profit. Leeham Co’s Bjorn Fehrm is quoted extensively. Oct. 19, 2015, © Leeham Co. Bombardier is dominating the aerospace news… Read More
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Posted on October 19, 2015 by Scott Hamilton
Airbus, Boeing, Bombardier, CSeries, McDonnell Douglas, Pontifications
737-7, 737-8, A319, A320NEO, Airbus, Boeing, Bombardier, CS100, CS300, CSeries, E-Jet E2, Embraer, McDonnell Douglas, MD-95
Embraer CEO sees opportunity for 100-seaters in USA
Part 1 Sept. 9, 2015, © Leeham Co.: The chief executive officer of Embraer’s commercial aircraft unit believes a trend might be emerging for US major airlines to directly operate 100- and plus-100 seat aircraft (and below the… Read More
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Posted on September 9, 2015 by Scott Hamilton
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Bombardier makes it official: CSeries exceeds advertised numbers
Ross Mitchell, VP of Business Acquisitions, Bombardier, discusses cabin modularity and flexibility for the CSeries at the 2015 Paris Air Show. June 14, 2015, Paris Air Show: Bombardier made it official today, the pre-event of the opening of… Read More
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Posted on June 14, 2015 by Scott Hamilton
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Bombardier CS300 analysis vs A319neo, 737-7
By Bjorn Fehrm Subscription required Introduction March 29, 2015, c. Leeham Co: Bombardier’s big bet in the aeronautics sector, CSeries, is well into flight testing, now more than half way toward the 2,400 hours required by Transport Canada… Read More
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Posted on March 29, 2015 by Bjorn Fehrm
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Leahy on 737-8ERX and the prospect of an “A322”
March 16, 2015 737-8ERX: John Leahy, chief operating officer-customers at Airbus, not surprisingly doesn’t think much of the concept Boeing is showing airlines, the 737-8ERX. “Boeing is getting more and more desperate,” Leahy claimed in a telephone interview… Read More
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Posted on March 16, 2015 by Scott Hamilton
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225/5000 Sector, 737-7, 737-8ERX, 737-9, A321LR, A322, Air Lease Corp., Airbus, Boeing, John Leahy, Middle of the Market, MOM, Steven Udvar-Hazy
CS300 first flight
The first flight of the Bombardier CS300, the 149-160 version of the new generation aircraft, came off without a hitch on Feb. 27. The flight lasted five hours. The CS300 is a direct challenge to the Airbus A319ceo/neo… Read More
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Posted on February 28, 2015 by Scott Hamilton
Airbus, Boeing, Bombardier, CSeries
737-7, 737-700, A319ceo, A319neo, Airbus, Boeing, Bombardierm CSeries, CS300, Sylvain Faust
CS300 first flight Wednesday, direct challenge to 737-7 and A319neo
Feb. 25, 2015, c. Leeham Co. Bombardier’s direct challenge to the Big Two duopoly in the 125-149 seat sector is scheduled for its first flight Wednesday, weather and gremlins permitting. The CS300, challenger to the A319neo and 737-7,… Read More
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Posted on February 25, 2015 by Scott Hamilton
Airbus, Boeing, Bombardier, CSeries, Embraer
737-7, A319neo, A320NEO, Airbus, Boeing, Bombardier, CS100, CS300, CSeries, E-Jet E2, Embraer
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