Bjorn’s Corner: Flight simulators

22 July 2016, ©. Leeham Co: Last week at the Farnborough Air Show I had the chance to try three flight simulators: The MC-21 airliner simulator, the SAAB Gripen fighter simulator and a special simulator for testing some new 3D… Read More

The A380 investors day jinx

  July 15, 2016, © Leeham Co., Farnborough Air Show: At an event like this, we pick up all sorts of snippets that don’t fit into any given story. So here’s a compilation of our Odds and Ends… Read More

Bjorn’s corner: Farnborough week

July 15, 2016, ©. Leeham Co, Farnborough Air Show: We have been at Farnborough Air Show this week, the highlight of the year for an aircraft geek like me. This year there were several interesting aircraft that visited the… Read More

Antonov betting on Western technology

By Bjorn Fehrm July 14, 2016, ©. Leeham Co, Farnborough Air Show: The company Antonov is world renowned for its rugged transport aircraft. The recent An-124 Ruslan and An-225 Mriya super-heavy transporters are the world’s largest transport aircraft. Both fly… Read More

Pontifications: New war of words erupts

July 11, 2016, © Leeham Co., Farnborough Air Show: The war of words between Airbus and Boeing is legendary, and it continued unabated today, the first day of the Farnborough Air Show. See my column in Forbes for… Read More

Farnborough Air Show preview: expectations and possible surprises

Subscription Required Introduction July 4, 2016, © Leeham Co: The Farnborough Air Show begins next Monday and predictably, focus will be on orders. With new airplanes from Airbus and Boeing past their development stages, conventional wisdom says there… Read More

Farnborough Air Show Preview: Orders aren’t the only thing to look for

Subscription Required Introduction John Schmidt of the consulting firm Accenture, wearing smart glasses for augmented reality. June 27, 2016, © Leeham Co.: The Farnborough Air Show (FIA16) is closely watched for orders placed with Airbus, Boeing and to… Read More

Weekly analyst note synopses

Note: LNC begins today a weekly synopsis of select analyst notes we receive in the previous seven days. Highlights: Delta Air Lines guides down on weaker PRASM. Garuda claims it’s now a buyer’s market for new aircraft. Interior… Read More

UTC media day 1: UTAS, twice the size of any other aerospace systems company

Note: United Technologies Corp (UTC) is holding its annual Media Days today and tomorrow. We’re providing reporting from the event. This is the first time in our long participation that UTC Aerospace Systems is presenting. UTAS is a… Read More

Pontifications: The crystal ball

May 30, 2016, © Leeham Co.: We at Leeham Co. and Leeham News and Comment take some risk when we make analyses, forecasts, projections and predictions. These often put us out on a limb, open us to criticism and even… Read More