Subscription required By Bjorn Fehrm Introduction Jan. 4 2016, ©. Leeham Co: Before Christmas we started our Boeing 767-300ER article series around acquiring used twin-aisle 767 aircraft to upgrade Boeing 757-based long haul services. We compared the aircraft’s base… Read More
LNC’s annual production forecast for Airbus, Boeing
Subscription Required Introduction Jan. 11, 2016, © Leeham Co. Airbus and Boeing are headed for parity in monthly production rates by the end of this decade, a new forecast by Leeham Co. shows. In our annual production rate… Read More
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Posted on January 11, 2016 by Scott Hamilton
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737 MAX, 747-8, 767, 777, 787, A320, A330, A350, A380, Airbus, Airbus and Boeing production forecast, Boeing, Leeham Co.
Pontifications: Deliveries matter, so do orders
Jan. 11, 2015, © Leeham Co.: Boeing out-delivered Airbus last year by a wide margin. Airbus obtained more orders than Boeing by a wide margin. Behind our paywall today, we look at some of the reasons for this… Read More
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Posted on January 11, 2016 by Scott Hamilton
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777, 787, A330, A350, Airbus, Boeing, Phil Condit
How good is a used 767-300ER? Part 3
Subscription required By Bjorn Fehrm Introduction Jan. 4 2016, ©. Leeham Co: Before Christmas we started our Boeing 767-300ER article series around acquiring used twin-aisle 767 aircraft to upgrade Boeing 757-based long haul services. We compared the aircraft’s base… Read More
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Posted on January 4, 2016 by Bjorn Fehrm
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757-200W, 767-300ER, A330, Airbus, Boeing, CF6-80C, PW2040, Trent 700
Analyzing Air Bridge Cargo plans for Boeing 747-8F
Dec. 15, 2015, (c) Leeham Co.: A plan by Russia’s Air Bridge Cargo to acquire another 18 Boeing 747-8Fs does little to solve Boeing’s production gap and program viability, an analysis by LNC shows. Bloomberg News published a… Read More
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Posted on December 15, 2015 by Scott Hamilton
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4-engine single-aisle airplanes could make comeback, says technology VP
Dec. 15, 2015, © Leeham Co: LNC’s Bjorn Fehrm started a firestorm of discussion last Friday with his Corner about twins-vs-quads column. His focus was on the Very Large Aircraft sector. Overlooked in all of the discussion was… Read More
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Posted on December 15, 2015 by Scott Hamilton
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Airbus Group 3Q results; Increase of A320 production to 60 a month
By Bjorn Fehrm Oct. 30, 2015, ©. Leeham Co: Airbus Group announced its increase of the production rate for the best-selling A320 range to 60 a month in conjunction with its 3Q 2015 results. The rate increase shall be… Read More
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Posted on October 30, 2015 by Bjorn Fehrm
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Airbus and Boeing swing it out at ISTAT Europe 2015
By Bjorn Fehrm 07 October 2015, ©. Leeham Co: This year’s ISTAT Europe conference had been characterized by a “Steady as you go” ambiance until the traditional match between Airbus and Boeing on “Large aircraft segment” panel got… Read More
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Posted on October 7, 2015 by Bjorn Fehrm
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Pontifications: Boeing moves in China only the beginning
Sept. 28, 2015, (c) Leeham Co.:The move by Boeing to establish a 737 Completion Center in China is only one step in a series of moves to increase its footprint there. Boeing also said it will join with… Read More
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Posted on September 28, 2015 by Scott Hamilton
Airbus, Boeing, China, IAM 751, International Aero Engines
737NG, 747-8, 787, A320, A330, Airbus, Boeing, IAM 751, International Association of Machinists, Jim McNerney, Ray Conner, Torey Composites America
Chinese 737 Completion Center makes tactical, strategic sense
Sept. 22, 2015, © Leeham Co. The expected announcement by Boeing and Chinese President Xi during his state visit to Seattle this week that Boeing will develop a Completion Center for the 737 in China is a significant… Read More
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Posted on September 22, 2015 by Scott Hamilton
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Bjorn’s Corner: Why is the real range of an airliner always shorter then what the OEM says?
07 August 2015, ©. Leeham Co: Now that we have explained the range consequences of weight and fuel limited airplane operations, we might as well explain the last important part of the range of an airliner: Why the… Read More
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Posted on August 7, 2015 by Bjorn Fehrm
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