Leeham News and Analysis

By Howard Hardee • Editor October 15, 2026 Subscription Required  The first GTF Advantage engines entered service last week on an Airbus A321XLR operated by United Airlines. For RTX subsidiary Pratt & Whitney, which operates on the timescale...

By Bjorn Fehrm • Aerospace Analyst October 15, 2026 Subscription Required  The air freight market is split about 50-50 between freight that travels in the belly of passenger aircraft as add-on revenue and freight loaded onto dedicated freighters....

By Leeham News and Analysis Staff October 12, 2026 Subscription Required When people hear about aircraft manufacturers struggling with supply chain disruptions — a shortage of a specific fastener, a late fuselage delivery, a supplier quality escape —...

By Jennifer Meszaros • Contributing Writer October 13, 2026 Comac’s C929 widebody program is gaining momentum on the manufacturing front with suppliers taking on major structural work and preparing to deliver components for development aircraft. The baseline aircraft...

By Vincent E. Bianco III  • Contributing Writer  October 12, 2026 The basic facts have been established for weeks: On September 6, a Boeing 767 Freighter operated by 21 Air on behalf of Amazon landed long and fast... Read More<...