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Boeing Considers Developing a 757-PLUS Instead of New Mid-Market-Airplane Dubbed 797
Montreal, Canada - Airlines and aircraft manufacturers are delaying or shelving their projects as they just concentrate on surviving during the ongoing global crisis. Boeing has recently announced that it gave up the joint venture deal with the Brazilian airframer Embraer. The American Aerospace giant also shelved its New Mid-Market-Airplane (NMA) project in January this year, which was stalled in the wake of the 737 MAX grounding that came into force in March 2019 after two fatal crashes. (www.airlinerwatch.com) Más...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
The 757's substantial undercarriage alone puts it way out ahead of continually revamping the 737 which was only designed for JT8D engines after all!
Maybe it's time to change the seating configuration of the 757. If folks are finally tired of being crammed into an airplane then make it 2-2 or 2-3 instead of 3-3, add some extra legroom and charge more. This would make it more flyer friendly and maybe a successful modification. Cheap airfares and crowded planes with unruly passengers might be a thing of the past.
Except that is already being done. If Boeing went this approach, Airbus would already be ahead of that curve. A220-500 with perhaps GE or RR power plants unless P&W gets its head in the game.
Correct. I flew Swiss from Vienna to Zurich on A-220 with 3-2 set up It was pretty comfortable but only for a short flight. With a wider fuselage on 757, making it 2-3 adds 3 inches to each seat width and can come up with a "premium economy" set up that I have flown on both United and Lufthansa from SFO to FRA. Very comfortable.
Take out 1/3 the seats and charge 1/3 more and I would fly this single aisle setup for 10 hours. Re engineered fuel efficient engines and you might have a winner without a lot of cost.
Take out 1/3 the seats and charge 1/3 more and I would fly this single aisle setup for 10 hours. Re engineered fuel efficient engines and you might have a winner without a lot of cost.
Yes if you removed 1 seat on the 757, be a bit wider. I think that's why I like flying in the A220..its fuselage is only a 12" smaller in diameter than the 57.
If they don’t widen the fuselage it will fail. A big part of the A320 success stems from the fact that the regular flyers know its more comfortable. A few inches matter. I’ve heard it almost everyday from customers getting off my A320 flights for over 20 years. They should go a few inches wider than a A320/321 just to stay ahead.
That forces you into a new type but now you can take advantage of new wing technology and gain a real advantage over the A321NEO.
The 757 was a great airplane, but tecnology has made it obsolete. And the 737 failures have shown us what happens when you try to take an old design to far with tweaks and gimmicks!
That forces you into a new type but now you can take advantage of new wing technology and gain a real advantage over the A321NEO.
The 757 was a great airplane, but tecnology has made it obsolete. And the 737 failures have shown us what happens when you try to take an old design to far with tweaks and gimmicks!