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Top 10 aviation stories of the year on Leeham News

Dec. 31, 2017, © Leeham Co.: Airplane development and the whimsicle made the Top 10 stories on LNC in 2017. The Top 10 are a statistical listing of the most-viewed posts, not some judgment call on the part… Read More

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 Posted on December 31, 2017 by

 Airbus, Airlines, American Airlines, Boeing, Bombardier, CSeries, Emirates Airlines, Leeham News and Comment, McDonnell Douglas, MOM, New Midmarket Aircraft, NMA, Qatar Airways

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Pontifications: Scrutiny of HNA intensifies

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

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 Posted on November 27, 2017 by

 Airbus, Airlines, Boeing, Bombardier, Emirates Airlines, Pontifications, Rolls-Royce

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Assessing the Dubai Air Show

Subscription Required Introduction Nov. 20, 2017, © Leeham Co.: The Dubai Air Show was a clear win for Boeing, despite the last minute 430 airplane commitment from the Indigo Partners group. The “MENA” region, for Middle East and… Read More

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 Posted on November 20, 2017 by

 Airbus, Airlines, Boeing, Bombardier, Dubai Air Show, Emirates Airlines, Lessors, Paris Air Show, Premium

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Dubai wants production guarantee before Emirates A380 order

Nov. 13, 2017, © Leeham Co.: The Dubai government wants Airbus to guarantee it will keep the A380 in production for 10 years before placing a new order, reports Reuters. Reuters also reported Emirates Airline could order up… Read More

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 Posted on November 13, 2017 by

 Airbus, Boeing, Emirates Airlines

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Boeing wins first day with big order at Dubai Air Show

Nov. 12, 2017, © Leeham Co.: In a stinging defeat for Airbus, Boeing won an order for 40 787-10s from Emirates Airline. Airbus competed for the deal with the A350-900. Emirates previously canceled an order for 50 A350-900s… Read More

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 Posted on November 12, 2017 by

 Airbus, Boeing, Dubai Air Show, Emirates Airlines

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American hopeful Trump Administration will take on Mid-East 3 airlines

Subscription Required Introduction Oct. 2, 2017, © Leeham Co., Grapevine (TX): American Airlines officials dodged commenting about the specifics of the Boeing-Bombardier trade dispute when asked about it at the investors/media day last week in this Dallas suburb…. Read More

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 Posted on October 2, 2017 by

 Airbus, Airlines, American Airlines, Boeing, Emirates Airlines, Etihad Airways, Premium, Qatar Airways

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VLA sector dead, Boeing claims, but Large Wide Body also struggles

Subscription Required Introduction Sept. 26, 2017, © Leeham Co.: Boeing declared the Very Large Aircraft sector dead in its most recent Current Market Outlook, removing the category entirely when the 2017 CMO was revealed at the Paris Air… Read More

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 Posted on September 27, 2017 by

 Airbus, Boeing, Emirates Airlines, Etihad Airways, Premium, Qatar Airways

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Assessing the 25 YOA aircraft factor

Subscription Required Introduction Click on image to enlarge. Sept. 21, 2017 © Leeham Co.: Airbus and Boeing look ahead to 2021 and the next several years when wide-body aircraft begin turning 25 years old to spur orders for… Read More

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 Posted on September 21, 2017 by

 Airbus, Airlines, American Airlines, Boeing, Emirates Airlines, Etihad Airways, Middle of the Market, Premium, United Airlines

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Worries increase over Middle Eastern airlines

Subscription Required Introduction Aug. 28, 2017, © Leeham Co.: Market sources are increasingly pointing to weakness in the Middle East airline sphere as a threat to existing Airbus and Boeing Emirates Airline holds the future of the Airbus… Read More

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 Posted on August 28, 2017 by

 Airbus, Boeing, Emirates Airlines, Etihad Airways, Premium, Qatar Airways

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Caution overhangs 777X program-(Update)

Update: This story is corrected. July 21, 2017, © Leeham Co.: Lufthansa Airlines’  indications that it may reduce the order for 20 Boeing 777-9s underscores caution with which the program should be viewed. Emirates Airline already rescheduled its first… Read More

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 Posted on July 21, 2017 by

 Airbus, Airlines, Boeing, Emirates Airlines

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