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Bjorn’s Corner: Largest navigation change since radar, Part 3
By Bjorn Fehrm June 29, 2018, ©. Leeham News: Last week we explained ADS-B out, the mandatory equipment needed from 2020 for flying in the US Airspace where a C-type transponder is needed today. Now we...
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Bjorn’s Corner: Largest navigation change since radar, Part 4
By Bjorn Fehrm July 06, 2018, ©. Leeham News: Last week we discussed the different forms of ADS-B out and the reason FAA went for a second channel for the US ADS-B. We also discussed the basic ADS-B in...
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CSeries becomes Airbus A220-100 and A220-300
By Bjorn Fehrm July 10, 2018, © Leeham News.: Airbus launched its new A220 aircraft family today in Toulouse. The event took place at the Airbus Delivery Center at Blagnac airport with the World’s...
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What are the prospects for the Airbus A220?
By Bjorn Fehrm July 11, 2018, © Leeham News.: With the CSeries repainted and rebranded in Airbus colors, will this change its fortunes? The aircraft has been on the market for 10 years and has not been...
View ArticleAirbus’ jetBlue A220 deal, first analysis
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Bjorn’s Corner: Largest navigation change since radar, Part 5
By Bjorn Fehrm July 13, 2018, ©. Leeham News: Last week we discussed ADS-B in capabilities and how the US second channel at 978MHz brings the bandwidth for many useful services. Before we discuss what...
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Farnborough: United Technologies goes digital
By Bjorn Fehrm July 18, 2018, © Leeham News.: United Technologies (UTC) Chairman and CEO Greg Hays said in a Farnborough presentation: “UTC’s focus is a digital lifecycle for all its products.” “We...
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Bjorn’s Corner: Largest navigation change since radar, Part 6
July 20, 2018, ©. Leeham News: Last week we discussed how a TCAS (Traffic Collision Avoidance System) works and how ADS-B will improve the system. Now we discuss other areas of aircraft navigation and...
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Bjorn’s Corner: Largest navigation change since radar, Part 7
By Bjorn Fehrm July 27, 2018, ©. Leeham News: Last week we discussed new air navigation procedures which can benefit from the universal adoption of ADS-B. Now we shall discuss some other needed...
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Embraer 2Q2018 results: KC-390 problem turns quarter red.
By Bjorn Fehrm July 31, 2018, ©. Leeham News: Embraer presented its 2Q2018 results today. The company posted a loss as the KC-390 program was reset financially after a prototype was damaged in ground...
View ArticleWill increasing fuel prices revitalize new aircraft sales?
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Bjorn’s Corner: Largest navigation change since radar, Part 8
August 03, 2018, ©. Leeham News: In seven articles we have discussed the largest change in how air navigation is done since the Second World War when Radar was invented. It’s time to summarize the...
View ArticleWill rising fuel prices revitalize new aircraft sales? Part 2
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Bjorn’s Corner: Supersonic transport revival
By Bjorn Fehrm August 10, 2018, ©. Leeham News: The interest in civil supersonic flight has been revived in the last years. Aerion Supersonic is well advanced with its AS2 supersonic business jet and...
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Stopping airliner theft
By Bjorn Fehrm August 15, 2018, © Leeham News.: The theft of the Horizon Air Bombardier Q400 Friday brings the question how easy airliners are to steal and what can be made about it. Having never flown...
View ArticleCan an Airbus A321XLR kill NMA’s business case?
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Bjorn’s Corner: Supersonic transport revival, Part 2
By Bjorn Fehrm August 17, 2018, ©. Leeham News: In the last Corner we outlined several challenges facing a supersonic airliner or business jet. We will now go through these challenges one by one. We...
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Bjorn’s Corner: Supersonic transport revival, Part 3
By Bjorn Fehrm August 24, 2018, ©. Leeham News: In the last Corner we discussed how supersonic wave drag can be higher than any other drag for a blunt fuselage trying to fly at supersonic speeds. If we...
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Bjorn’s Corner: Supersonic transport revival, Part 4
By Bjorn Fehrm August 31, 2018, ©. Leeham News: In the last Corner we discussed supersonic lift wave drag and how suddenly the length aspect ratio is more important than wingspan aspect ratio. Now we...
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