Age, Biography and Wiki

John Leahy was born on 1950-08- in New York, New York, United States, is a Businessman. Discover John Leahy's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is He in this year and how He spends money? Also learn how He earned most of networth at the age of years old?

Popular As N/A
Occupation Businessman
Age N/A
Zodiac Sign Leo
Born 1950-08-, 1950
Birthday 1950-08-
Birthplace New York City, New York, U.S.
Nationality United States

We recommend you to check the complete list of Famous People born on 1950-08-. He is a member of famous Businessman with the age years old group.

John Leahy Height, Weight & Measurements

At years old, John Leahy height not available right now. We will update John Leahy's Height, weight, Body Measurements, Eye Color, Hair Color, Shoe & Dress size soon as possible.

Physical Status
Height Not Available
Weight Not Available
Body Measurements Not Available
Eye Color Not Available
Hair Color Not Available

Who Is John Leahy's Wife?

His wife is Grace Leahy

Family
Parents Not Available
Wife Grace Leahy
Sibling Not Available
Children 3

John Leahy Net Worth

His net worth has been growing significantly in 2022-2023. So, how much is John Leahy worth at the age of years old? John Leahy’s income source is mostly from being a successful Businessman. He is from United States. We have estimated John Leahy's net worth , money, salary, income, and assets.

Net Worth in 2023 $1 Million - $5 Million
Salary in 2023 Under Review
Net Worth in 2022 Pending
Salary in 2022 Under Review
House Not Available
Cars Not Available
Source of Income Businessman

John Leahy Social Network

Instagram
Linkedin
Twitter
Facebook John Leahy Facebook
Wikipedia John Leahy Wikipedia
Imdb

Timeline

2017

He was supposed to retire at the end of 2017 to be replaced by his deputy Kiran Rao. Rao stepped down and Frenchmen Eric Schulz, aerospace engineer and president of Rolls-Royce plc Civil Aerospace, replaced Leahy on January 2018.

2007

Leahy was instrumental in the launch of the new Airbus flagship, the A380-800 passenger aircraft and the A380-800F freighter aircraft. With its introduction with Singapore Airlines in October 2007, the A380 has become the largest airliner in the world, surpassing the Boeing 747. He is also leading the sales campaign for the all-new A350, with the challenge to regain ground lost to the Boeing 787 Dreamliner and Boeing 777.

2006

The first signs of his job taking its toll on him appeared in autumn 2006, when he had to undergo heart surgery. At the time, doctors advised him to slow his work pace.

2000

Leahy set the goal of 50% market share by 2000 from low-double digits then in a little over five years. He presented this goal to the board in January 1995, for which this was out of reach, targeting 25% to 30%. He achieved 18% in 1995 and then Boeing Commercial Airplanes president Ron Woodard was determined to crush Airbus by cutting prices and offering early delivery slots: the 737 production rose from 21 a month to 27, unprecedented at the time, but the supply chain couldn't keep up and the line was shut down for 30 days to catch up, causing Boeing's first loss in 40 years as Woodard lost his job. Douglas failed in its strategy of being a small player taking small, profitable deals which lasted about three years : by 1997, it was down to a 7% market share and was absorbed by Boeing. Airbus reached 50% in 1999. It maintained over 50% market share including deliveries until 2005.

1994

In 1994, Leahy was appointed chief commercial officer at the main office of Airbus, the position of the sales chief which was previously allocated to a Briton. In this capacity, he has outlasted five Airbus CEOs, and seven Boeing sales chiefs.

1993

His first deal was selling A320s to Northwest Airlines, which was a Boeing customer which was then the risk averse choice. When regular Boeing customer United Airlines bought the A320, this prompted Boeing to update the slower, shorter-range 737 Classic-400 into the more efficient, longer 737NG-800. Similar to loaning four A300B2 to Eastern Airlines for a test run before Leahy, selling 25 A300-600s to American required walk-away leases with little or no penalty at the return, and Boeing had to offer the same to place its 767-300ER. To feed its New York and Miami hubs, Pan Am replaced its Boeing 727s by A320s but when it collapsed, lessor GPA placed them to Braniff, which then collapsed, America West Airlines took them, went through bankruptcy, and became its largest operator with US Airways and later acquired American Airlines which ordered 400 A320s. In 1993–1994, Boeing struck exclusive supplier contracts for 20 years to eliminate competition and bind American, Continental, Delta, United and Southwest: the deal was ruled illegal when Boeing and McDonnell Douglas merged three years later, but was honored nonetheless.

1985

Leahy joined Airbus North America in January 1985, becoming head of sales soon after. He was appointed president of Airbus North America in 1988 with responsibility for the penetration of the strategic North American market, where most major U.S. airlines were Boeing customers.

1977

Leahy has an MBA from Syracuse University and a BA from Fordham University. He is a licensed multi-engine commercial pilot and is a former flight instructor with nearly 4,000 hours of flying time. He flew cargo across the Great Lakes. From 1977 to 1984, Leahy worked in marketing at Piper Aircraft.

1950

John Leahy (born August 1950) is an American businessman. He is a former chief operating officer–Customers at Airbus (2005–2017), as well as the company's chief commercial officer between August 1994 and 2017, and a former member of the Airbus main board of management. Well known as one of the commercial aviation industry's most prolific aircraft salesmen, he made a significant contribution to the increase in Airbus's market share, from 18% in 1993 to 57% a decade later. He is responsible for over $1 trillion in sales. Airbus SAS was a government-owned company between 1993 and 2003.