Nov. 27, 2017, © Leeham Co.: Time for some catch-up in the world of commercial aviation. Scrutiny of HNA Group is intensifying as regulators in Switzerland claim the Chinese company provided false information in the takeover of a… Read More
Posted on November 27, 2017 by Scott Hamilton
Subscription Required Introduction Oct. 16, 2017, © Leeham Co.: President Donald Trump announced Friday he will decertify the Iran nuclear deal, throwing into doubt a host of related commercial deals, including huge aircraft orders. Iran Air Airbus A330…. Read More
Posted on October 16, 2017 by Scott Hamilton
Airbus, Airlines, ATR, Boeing, CFM, GE Aviation, Premium, Rolls-Royce
737 MAX, 777 Classic, 777X, A320NEO, A321, A330neo, A350, Airbus, ATR, ATR-72, Boeing, CFM, GE Aviation, Iran Air, Iran Aseman, Rolls-Royce
Sept. 20, 2017, © Leeham Co., Montreal: Pratt & Whitney Canada FAST system monitoring for engines on regional airliners is also part of its general and corporate aviation and helicopter customer support. FAST isn’t an acronym. It describes… Read More
Posted on September 20, 2017 by Scott Hamilton
Sept. 13, 2017, © Leeham Co.: Bombardier wasn’t “fully at the top of its game for focus and messaging on the Q400 and CRJ,” a top official admitted Tuesday. But the company is “turning that around” and initial… Read More
Posted on September 13, 2017 by Scott Hamilton
Sept. 12, 2017, (c) Leeham Co., Montreal: Preparations by airlines to evacuate passengers and ultimately their own airplanes from the paths of Hurricanes Harvey and Irma were well covered. The departure of corporate and general aviation airplanes hit… Read More
Posted on September 12, 2017 by Scott Hamilton
Aug. 21, 2017, © Leeham Co.: Commercial aviation in the Middle East may be having its severe challenges right now, but over the weekend a major step forward took place. Dubai Aerospace Enterprises over the weekend completed its… Read More
Posted on August 21, 2017 by Scott Hamilton
August 11, 2017, ©. Leeham Co: In this Corner, we will design the hybrid propulsion system for our 50-seat regional turboprop. We could see in previous Corners that we can’t use batteries as a backup for our gas turbine… Read More
Posted on August 11, 2017 by Bjorn Fehrm
August 03, 2017, ©. Leeham Co: In our search for an electric regional aircraft configuration, we found that a jet aircraft requires too high power levels. The higher speeds of a jet aircraft take the power levels beyond what… Read More
Posted on August 4, 2017 by Bjorn Fehrm
July 24, 2017, © Leeham Co.: The Japan Aircraft Development Corp (JADC) just published its 2017-2037 jet and turboprop forecast. JADC forecasts a demand for 33,336 jet airliners and some 2,000 turboprops. JADC is partly owned by Mitsubishi,… Read More
Posted on July 24, 2017 by Scott Hamilton
Airbus, ATR, Boeing, Bombardier, CSeries, E-Jet, Embraer, Middle of the Market, Mitsubishi, MOM, Paris Air Show, Pontifications, Sukhoi
Air Canada, Airbus, ATR, ATR 42, ATR-72, Boeing, Bombardier, Cebu Pacific, CS100, E190, Embraer, JADC, Japan Aircraft Development Corp., Mitsubishi, MRJ70, MRJ90, New Midrange Aircraft, NMA, SSJ100, Sukhoi
Subscription Required Introduction June 5, 2017, © Leeham Co.: Bombardier’s activities in China, where the fuselage for the CSeries is co-produced, have been at a standstill. None of the Memorandums of Understand or Letters of Intent have been… Read More
Posted on June 6, 2017 by Scott Hamilton
ATR, Boeing, Bombardier, China, Comac, CSeries, Delta Air Lines, Embraer, IATA, Pratt & Whitney, Premium
ATR, Boeing, Bombardier, China, Comac, CS100, CS300, CS500, CSeries, Delta Air Lines, Fred Comer, GTF, IATA, Pratt & Whitney