March 11, 2025, © Leeham News: The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is the latest federal government agency to come into Elon Musk’s sights for ...

March 10, 2025, © Leeham News: Boeing endured a costly 53-day strike last fall by its largest and most powerful union, the IAM 751. The November settlement provided ...

Feb. 24, 2025, © Leeham News: CFM International plans to deliver 2,500 LEAP engines by 2028, enough to power more than 1,000 Airbus A320neos and Boeing 737 MAXes ...

This rather startling conclusion belongs to Kevin Michaels, the managing director of the consulting firm Aerodynamic Advisory. When he explains his thinking, it supports a major shift in the aerospace ...

Welcome to this new page for news and comment by Leeham Co LLC. This allows us to be more flexible and timely on matters Airbus and Boeing, and by extension EADS, Northrop Grumman (concerning the ...

Sept. 23, 2024, © Leeham News: Boeing’s Best and Final Offer (BAFO) today to its striking IAM 751 union membership for a new contract is a risky gamble. The offer ...

Sept. 13, 2024, © Leeham News: Brian West, the CFO of The Boeing Co., said management wants to get back to the negotiating table with its largest union, the IAM 751 ...

Aug. 8, 2024, © Leeham News: Kelly Ortberg becomes president and chief executive officer of The Boeing Co. today. He replaces David Calhoun, who was named to the ...

Aug. 5, 2024, © Leeham News: Spirit AeroSystems released its second quarter financial results today and it wasn’t pretty. Revenues were $1.492bn, up from $1.365bn ...

June 25, 2024, © Leeham News: News that Boeing over the weekend wanted to acquire Spirit AeroSystems through a stock rather than a cash transaction should surprise ...

June 10, 2024, © Leeham News: Hedge fund Elliott Investment Management announced yesterday that it has a $1.9bn position in Southwest Airlines, comprising 11% of the ...

May 17, 2024, ©. Leeham News: We do an article series about engine development. The aim is to understand why engine development now has longer timelines than airframe development and carries larger ...