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Leeham News and Analysis
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Boeing still needs hundreds of 777 Classic orders to fill gap
Subscription Required Now open to all readers. Introduction June 9, 2015, c. Leeham Co. Boeing may acknowledge that it will cut the production rate of the 777 Classic by one per month in 2018 as production of the… Read More
Pontifications: Boeing finally cracks on 777 production rates, but spin continues
June 8, 2015, c. Leeham Co. Boeing finally said it may reduce production rates on the 777 Classic, but only initially by one aircraft per month and only starting in 2018. Dominic Gates of The Seattle Times reported… Read More
Widebody sales prospects this year
Subscription required. Introduction June 3, 2015, c. Leeham Co. Sales of widebody jets have slowed going into the Paris Air Show in under two weeks. Airbus sold six A330-200s, four A330-200Fs and Boeing hopes to make a sale… Read More
Airbus Innovation days: A350-1000 getting real
By Bjorn Fehrm Introduction May 28, 2015, c. Leeham Co. We are visiting the Airbus Innovation days where we have been given an update all Airbus civil aircraft programs. The perhaps most interesting update is the progress of the… Read More
Boeing 777 Japanese suppliers see rate cut in 2016: BAML
May 26, 2015: Key Japanese suppliers on the Boeing 777 program have told Bank of America Merrill Lynch they expect a production rate cut in 2016, BAML aerospace analyst Ron Epstein reports in a note published earlier today…. Read More
Pontifications: Boeing spin
May 18, 2015: Boeing has always been masterful with spinning its message, but the spin last week strains credibility with its explanation over how it will bridge the production gap for the 777 Classic into production of the… Read More
Boeing details 777 bridge plan
May 13, 2015: For the first time Boeing has detailed how it plans to bridge the production between the 777 Classic and 777X, according to aerospace analysts attending the May 12 investors day. Boeing previously said it needs… Read More
Boeing investors day
May 12, 2015: Boeing held its annual investors day May 12. Note in particular the Buckingham and Wells Fargo commentary on the 777 bridge to 777X.
Jet Airways, Kenya Airways dumping Boeing 777s
Jet Airways is disposing of all 10 Boeing 777-300ERs (five of which are already leased out) and Kenya Airways is disposing of three 777-300ERs, according to published reports from the regions. The Jet aircraft are 2007 and newer;… Read More
Paris Air Show: Boeing
Subscription required. Second in a Series of Previews for the Paris Air Show. Introduction May 10, 2015, c. Leeham Co. Don’t expect Boeing to come away from the Paris Air Show next month with a ton of orders…. Read More