GLG News by Defense Industry Consultants (EU)

You can do an awful lot with $105 billion. About 150 countries today actually have a lower GDP than Boeing has in list-price backlog for its two new models, with much more to come. Result? Ultra-strong supply chains.Looks like being an OEM today can have more upside than running some countries...

 In a move which could become increasingly indicative of major carriers' desires to obtain the best out of the commercial-airplane industry's two manufacturing duopolies, Lufthansa has confirmed it will buy regional jets from both Embraer and Bombardier.

 US Airways is on the verge of a major fleet announcement, marking the second stage of US Majors’ re-equipment moves after American’s recent B737-800 deal. The stakes are not as high for either Airbus or Boeing as most reports suggest, but the US Airways decision will still be significant.

Product diversity in a company like Boeing is a bottom-line enhancer but go down the scale and that diversity can be read as a lack of focus. Is Textron showing such signs? Are Bell Helicopter and Cessna still ok under the same umbrella? Who keeps an Abrams tank and a Mini Metro in their...

Irish low-cost carrier (LCC) Ryanair has long been a trailblazer. Led by its off-the-wall ceo, Michael O’Leary, Europe’s leading low-fares operator is never far from the headlines. This week’s latest offering is vintage O’Leary – cheap flights across the Atlantic, from about 2010. That's 2010, A.D…

April 16 could mark the beginning of the end for Airbus’ top salesman, John Leahy, when Charles Champion becomes exec vp Customer Services. Leahy has overseen Airbus’ best sales years but the outlook is now far from rosy and he is understood to be re-evaluating his future, partly for health reaso...

British Airways, Emirates, Aeroflot, Qatar Airways, Finnair and US Airways all have at least one thing in common -- the proposed Airbus A350XWB. But underneath this commonality lies a wide world of differences...

'Open Skies' is either the opportunity to fly where you want, landing slots permitting, or a free-for-all that will lead to unregulated chaos, service fragmentation and even more travel headaches. For most European airlines, however, the scent of opportunity is in the air...  

In today's aerospace boardrooms, What You See Isn't Always What You Get... The names in the following little vignette have been left out because they're of secondary importance to the message which, as the title suggests, has deeper implications...  

Following European rival Lufthansa, British Airways is preparing to order the new Boeing 747-8i as its future baseline North Atlantic long-haul airplane. A 'side order ' for B787s is considered a strong possibility too. And BA has $1bn+/year to spend over the next 12-15 years...