Leeham News and Analysis

• Bjorn’s Corner: Why e in ePlane shall stand for environment, Part 16.

  April 3, 2020, ©. Leeham News: In this week’s Corner, we go deeper into bio-based carbon-neutral fuels. We described the two variants of bio-based and synthetic alternative fuels last week and gave an overview of the pros and... Read More

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• Engine maker, lessor see Boeing’s next airplane as a single-aisle design

  Subscription Required By Scott Hamilton "The NMA is gone. Long live the NMA."--lessor CEO. Photo: Leeham Co. April 2, 2020, © Leeham News: Boeing’s New Midmarket Airplane, or a new concept, is the last thing on the plate... Read More

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• Pratt & Whitney committed to advanced GTF for Airbus

  Subscription Required By Scott Hamilton March 30, 2020, © Leeham News: Pratt & Whitney is concurrently developing what might be termed the next generation GTF. This is an advancement over the current engine, but with more thrust and... Read More

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• Pontifications: Critical step in Boeing MAX recertification target: May

  March 30, 2020, © Leeham News: Barring further issues, the FAA Type Inspection Authorization for the MAX is targeted for the second half of May, LNA learned. This is a critical step in recertifying the airplane. Also barring more... Read More

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• Bjorn’s Corner: Why e in ePlane shall stand for environment, Part 15.

  March 27, 2020, ©. Leeham News: In this week’s Corner, we analyze the use of carbon-neutral fuels for airliner use. Almost all variants of carbon-neutral fuels have the “drop-in” advantage, they can replace our regular jet fuel in... Read More

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• Embraer had a better 2019 than 2018

  By Bjorn Fehrm March 26, 2020, ©. Leeham News: Embraer presented its full-year 2019 results today and held an analyst call with the CEO, Francisco Gomes Neto, and the CFO, Antonio Carlos Garcia. The company posted a loss,... Read More

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• Can the A321XLR fly trans-Oceanic routes, Part 2?

  By Bjorn Fehrm Subscription Required Introduction March 26, 2020, © Leeham News: We are checking if the Airbus A321XLR is usable for trans-Oceanic routes. It's a credible trans-Atlantic aircraft, but can it be used effectively over the Pacific... Read More

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• The meaning and consequences of frozen credit markets

  Subscription Required By Vincent Valery Introduction   March 26, 2020, © Leeham News: Credit markets are effectively frozen for many businesses, Boeing said this week. That’s why the company asked Congress for $60bn in federal aid for itself and... Read More

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• HOTR: Boeing has options to federal bailout, CEO says

  By the Leeham News Staff March 25, 2020: First, Boeing CEO David Calhoun said he wasn’t an insider (after 10 years on the Board of Directors, and as lead director for many of them). No, he merely had... Read More

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• Boeing has $15bn in liquidity and can survive in short term; credit markets need to reopen

  By Scott Hamilton March 24, 2020, © Leeham News: Boeing CEO David Calhoun said the company has $15bn in liquidity and can survive in the short term, but federal aid is needed as long as the credit markets... Read More

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