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World gets first peek at Boeing '797'
The world has been given a peek at Boeing's plans for a new small twin-aisle aircraft, unofficially dubbed the 797. Boeing (BA) released the first image of its new "middle-market airplane" at the Paris Air Show on Tuesday as a teaser for what will be the company's first new airliner since its 787 Dreamliner. (money.cnn.com) Más...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
Nice 757 replacement. Should sell a nice number of these!
Maybe they should have called it the 787 light or 787-7 for I suspect many of the development costs and manufacturing glitches have already been incurred with the 787 program. The only question I have is what took so long.
Now if they were really smart, they'd design it such that it could share a type certification like the 757-767. Might not be possible at this stage, but it's something to hope for.
That would be a good idea... Look how long the 737 certificate has been running!
idk...now with the 787-1000, in comparison with the proposed size of the 797, they don't seem compatible but then again technology has come a long way so maybe it could be engineered to 'fee' similar in the critical areas of flight.
I hope to god they get this one right. This could make or break Boeing.