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Leeham News and Analysis
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- The economics of a 787-9 and A330-900 at eight or nine abreast November 16, 2022
Assessing future twin-aisle production rates
Subscription Required By Vincent Valery Introduction July 18, 2022, © Leeham News: There were 98 twin-aisle passenger aircraft deliveries in 2021, the lowest number since 1987 (90). The 2021 tally was down 73% compared to the peak of… Read More
Estimating the A330neo replacement market
Subscription Required By Vincent Valery Introduction Jan. 6, 2022, © Leeham News: Boeing 787 Dreamliner deliveries have been halted for 15 months, except for about a dozen early last year. There is still no clarity on when deliveries… Read More
Is cargo capacity deciding passenger airliner choice?
Subscription Required By Vincent Valery Introduction Sep. 16, 2021, © Leeham News: LNA has so far compared the performance of both factory and converted freighter aircraft. We will continue the cargo-themed series by analyzing how cargo capacity might… Read More
Rejuvenating the current in-service cargo fleet
Subscription Required By Vincent Valery Introduction Aug. 30, 2021, © Leeham News: The COVID-19 pandemic lingers on passenger airlines, delaying a full traffic recovery. At the same time, the freighter market is very active and shows no signs… Read More
Pontifications: A330ceo P2F picks up steam
Aug. 16, 2021, © Leeham News: Freighter conversions for the Airbus A330ceo are picking up steam as the inventory jumps following the COVID-19 pandemic. There are 20 A330s that have been converted: 13 -300s and seven -200s. Package… Read More
HOTR: About those 737 MAXes in inventory….
By the Leeham News staff July 29, 2021, © Leeham News: Boeing said yesterday that it delivered about 130 737 MAXes since the recertification of the aircraft last November. It won’t reveal exactly how many came from the… Read More
Pontifications: A330-300 could be great deal ahead
May 10, 2021, © Leeham News: The COVID-19 pandemic prompted airlines to ground more than 8,000 aircraft at the peak. Among widebodies, no aircraft was hit harder than the Airbus A330ceo. Traffic within China, the US and Asia… Read More
HOTR: Putting the 2020 Delivery Slump into historical perspective
By the Leeham News Team March 16, 2021, © Leeham News: OEMs delivered 743 jet-powered passenger aircraft to airlines last year, compared with 1,684 at this cycle’s peak in 2018. The below chart shows the total for all… Read More
Podcast: 10 Minutes About the Airbus A330neo
Feb. 3, 2021, © Leeham News: The Airbus A330neo is technically a good airplane. But sales never took off. There are only 331 orders for the airplane and easily more than 100 are iffy. Airbus publicly said there… Read More
Twin Aisle Deliveries: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
Subscription Required By Vincent Valery Introduction Oct. 19, 2020, © Leeham News: LNA published last week an update on the latest 737 MAX production and delivery plans. This week, we turn our attention to the twin-aisle programs at… Read More