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Bjorn’s Corner: The Engine challenge

  October 21, 2016, ©. Leeham Co: In our Corners on East bloc aeronautical industries, we could see that the hardest part to master in a new civilian airliner is the engine. Both new airliners from Russia and… Read More

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 Posted on October 21, 2016 by

 Bjorn's Corner, CFM, China, Comac, United Aircraft, United Engine Corp.

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COMAC C919, first analysis

By Bjorn Fehrm Subscription required. Introduction Nov. 04, 2015, ©. Leeham Co: COMAC rolled out China’s first modern airliner Monday. We have commented on its place in the market in a sister article. Here we will do a first… Read More

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 Posted on November 4, 2015 by

 Airbus, Boeing, Bombardier, CFM, Comac, CSeries, Premium

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Odds and Ends: AA swapping A319s for A321s; Cancelled orders; CSeries; CFM LEAP enters flight testing

American swaps A319s for A321s: This is what Flight Global reports.  AA placed a large order to the Airbus A319ceo in 2011 but, having since merged with US Airways which has a large number of the small Airbus… Read More

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 Posted on October 9, 2014 by

 Airbus, Airlines, Boeing, Bombardier, CFM, CSeries

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C919 program in trouble

COMAC’s bid to develop a 150-200 passenger jet is in trouble. According to this report, CFM doesn’t plan to proceed with an assembly line within China for the LEAP-1C that will power the C919. Concerns over intellectual property… Read More

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 Posted on August 2, 2013 by

 Airbus, Boeing, CFM, Comac

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