Premium – Updating MoM
The news that Boeing is getting closer to actually saying something about the NMA, or 7M7, is an opportune moment to see how that market is evolving. This is an update to a story we had looked earlier this year.…
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797 announcement in Dubai?
French newsletter AeroDefenseNews this morning reported that the Boeing middle of the market aircraft launch (“7M7”) could take place as early as the Dubai Airshow (November 12-16), possibly with Emirates as the launch customer. The 797 (we assume) will fit…
The Single Aisle Segment – some perspective
The aerospace world is still trying to get their collective heads around the 220% number from the US Department of Commerce. The impact is still being worked out as firms around the world find themselves dragged into a fight none…
The repercussions of 220%
The DoC findings in the Boeing v. Bombardier anti-dumping dispute were a shock. Not the decision, which was expected, but with the level of countervailing duties applied — 220% is breathtakingly large and absurd. Global aerospace is a system with sensitive…
Learning curves
Everyone understands that aerospace programs are complex and tough to industrialize. This is especially the case with new technologies – from new software to new materials. Can one discern learning curves that demonstrate how OEMs (with ever longer supply chains) are…
Premium #346 – Middle of Market update – single aisle aircraft
[UPDATE – Boeing creates NMA Office] The “middle of the market” segment for single-aisle aircraft was defined by the Boeing 757 when it was introduced in 1982 as the growth aircraft to replace the 727-200. With its counterpart 767-200, Boeing…