Pontifications: IAI moves to cement lead in 777 P2F conversions
IAI, Etihad ink Boeing 777-300ER P2F deal. De Havilland union sniffs kerosene. Aug. 30, 2021, ©Leeham News: The agreement last week between IAI and Etihad Airways to open a Boeing 777-300ER P2F...
View ArticlePontifications: Embraer’s China ambitions
March 22, 2021, © Leeham News: Embraer wants to become a big player in China. By Scott Hamilton “We see a huge market potential there,” said Arjan Meijer, CEO of Embraer Commercial Aviation, in an...
View Article2020 Outlook for Airbus, Boeing, et al
Subscription required Introduction By the Leeham News team. Jan. 2, 2020, © Leeham News: This will be a pivotal year for Boeing. It will be a year of challenges for Airbus. Embraer Commercial...
View Articlede Havilland Canada vows to revitalize Q400
Sept. 6, 2019, © Leeham News: Nashville—The new de Havilland Canada (DHC) vowed yesterday to revitalize the former Bombardier Dash 8-400 (Q400), the program DHC acquired effective June 1. Bombardier is...
View ArticleNo new turboprop from Embraer for now
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View ArticleThe decline and fall of Bombardier
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View ArticleGreen aircraft builder may need infusion of greenbacks
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View Article2019 Outlook: ATR begins year in commanding position
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View ArticlePontifications: Nordic quietly rises to #4 world lessor
By Scott Hamilton Dec. 10, 2018, © Leeham News: In the world of commercial aviation, GECAS, Avolon, AerCap, Air Lease Corp and BOC Aviation are among the most recognizable names of lessors. These...
View ArticleBombardier squeezed by ATR, Embraer, Mitsubishi
Subscription Required Now open to all Readers. Introduction Oct. 22, 2018, © Leeham News: Bombardier has a firm backlog of 67 Q400 turboprops. ATR has a backlog of 256 through Oct. 20, according to the...
View ArticleAnalysis: Bombardier continues to improve Q400 model
By Olivier Bonnassies Aug. 21, 2018, © Airfinance Journal: Bombardier Commercial Aircraft is gradually introducing more features in its Q400 turboprop aircraft as the Canadian manufacturer continues to...
View ArticlePontifications: Horizon Q400 theft spurs thoughts about solo pilot idea
By Scott Hamilton Aug. 13, 2018, © Leeham News: The bizarre theft of a Horizon Airlines Bombardier Q400 at Sea-Tac Airport Friday night by a 29-year old employee will take some time for investigators...
View ArticleFarnborough Air Show: No NMA, unlikely A321 Plus, no Boeing-EMB tie up
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View ArticleBombardier Belfast operations are about more than C Series wings
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View ArticleBombardier’s bittersweet year
Dec. 28, 2017, © Leeham Co.: Two thousand seventeen had to be a bittersweet year for Bombardier. Despite landing two good, blue-chip orders in 2016—Air Canada and Delta Air Lines—it hadn’t achieved the...
View ArticleAssessing Alaska Air Group’s fleet requirements
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View ArticleBombardier upbeat on CSeries deal, but Moody’s sees higher risk of debt default
Oct. 26, 2017, © Leeham Co.: Bombardier and Airbus put a positive face on the former’s acquisition of 50.01% of the CSeries program, but Moody’s credit rating service wasn’t impressed. The agency...
View ArticlePratt & Whitney Canada monitors engines through FAST
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...
View ArticleBombardier admits shortfall on Q400, CRJ, vows comeback
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...
View ArticlePratt & Whitney Canada’s hurricane prep for the little guy
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...
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