Airbus A400M; how good and how late?
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View ArticleOdds and Ends: KC-390 first flight; A400M; AirAsia 8501; Bombardier credibility
KC-390 first flight: Embraer’s largest airplane ever built, the KC-390 tanker/transport, made its first flight today. We profiled the airplane last October following our visit to Brazil. The airplane...
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Embraer faces new challenge from MRJ90
Part 2 Paulo Cesar, president and CEO of Embraer’s commercial aviation unit. Photo via Google images. Sept. 10, 2015, © Leeham Co. Embraer is the dominant producer of commercial aircraft in the 70-125...
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Northrop wins, Boeing/Lockheed lose bomber contract
Oct. 27, 2015: Northrop Grumman, builder of the B-2 bomber in the USAF inventory, was awarded the contract to build the next generation long-range bomber, which is yet to be named. For the moment,...
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C-17: the end of an era
Dec. 1,2015: The last C-17 flew off the Boeing production line in Long Beach (CA) last week, ending aircraft The final C-17 before taking off from the Long Beach (CA) production plant Boeing acquired...
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PNAA Conference Day 1: Aerospace Clusters
Feb. 9, 2016: Today is the first of three days of conference meetings organized by the Pacific Northwest Aerospace Alliance (PNAA), in Lynnwood (WA). We’re providing live reporting throughout the...
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Pontifications: The Bottom Line isn’t always about The Bottom Line
By Scott Hamilton June 6, 2016, © Leeham Co.: Sweetheart deals to win strategic aircraft orders are nothing new in commercial aviation. John Leahy, COO-Customers for Airbus, last week poked Bombardier...
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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...
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View ArticleOdds and Ends: KC-390 first flight; A400M; AirAsia 8501; Bombardier credibility
KC-390 first flight: Embraer’s largest airplane ever built, the KC-390 tanker/transport, made its first flight today. We profiled the airplane last October following our visit to Brazil. The airplane...
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Embraer faces new challenge from MRJ90
Part 2 Paulo Cesar, president and CEO of Embraer’s commercial aviation unit. Photo via Google images. Sept. 10, 2015, © Leeham Co. Embraer is the dominant producer of commercial aircraft in the 70-125...
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Northrop wins, Boeing/Lockheed lose bomber contract
Oct. 27, 2015: Northrop Grumman, builder of the B-2 bomber in the USAF inventory, was awarded the contract to build the next generation long-range bomber, which is yet to be named. For the moment,...
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C-17: the end of an era
Dec. 1,2015: The last C-17 flew off the Boeing production line in Long Beach (CA) last week, ending aircraft The final C-17 before taking off from the Long Beach (CA) production plant Boeing acquired...
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A view around the Paris Air Show
June 17, 2017, (c) Leeham Co.: It’s surprising that many hall and chalet exhibits are still in a state of construction as LNC walked around the Paris Air Show Saturday, but we’ve noted this before....
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Commercialized C-130 beats rivals, crew says
June 18, 2017, © Leeham Co.: The commercial offering of the venerable Lockheed Martin C-130J, the LM-100J, is here at the Paris Air Show, along with its rivals, the Embraer KC-390 and Airbus A400M. The...
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Pontifications: Revisionist history
By Scott Hamilton Sept. 25, 2017, © Leeham Co.: The US Department of Commerce today is scheduled to release its decision on whether to impose tariffs on each Bombardier CS100 delivered to Delta Air...
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Pontifications: 49 years ago, the first 747 rolled out
By Scott Hamilton Sept. 30, 2017, © Leeham Co.: Today is the 49th anniversary of the roll-out of the Boeing 747-100. On Nov. 7, United Airlines operates its last 747 flight. Delta Air Lines ends it 747...
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Pontifications: Going to space through Mississippi
By Scott Hamilton Oct. 30, 2017, © Leeham Co., Hancock County (MS): The US Space Shuttle program ended in 2011 and NASA is sending US astronauts to the International Space Station using Russian-made...
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Suppliers conference in Mobile focuses on US aerospace sector in Southeast
Click on image for an enlarged, crisp view. Oct. 31, 2017: A new event, the Southeast Aerospace and Defence Conference (SADC) scheduled for June 25-27 in Mobile (AL), will examine the commercial,...
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The Supersonic dilemma
By Bjorn Fehrm December 20, 2017, ©. Leeham Co: The Super Sonic Transport (SST) has a new spring. Aerion announced its new partner Lockheed Martin Friday and Boom got a new investor in Japan Airlines...
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