Originally Posted by edyvw
Originally Posted by fdcg27
The MAX was always intended as a stop-gap to give Boeing something fully competitive with the NEO.
Boeing originally planned a brand new plane in this space but time constraints made the MAX a necessity were Boeing to have something to compete with the NEO in operating economics.
Airbus folks predicted correctly that Boeing would have to build a re-engined NG in the near term simply because Airbus could so easily re-engine the A320.
The new single aisle Boeing is under development and I suspect that its unveiling in the next couple of years will be a surprise to all players.
Meanwhile, the MAX will be returned to service and will be delivered in a few thousand examples with the current travails and the two awful fatal crashes relegated to disappearing sights in the rearview.
I don't mean to sound callous, but that's how things work.
After all, it virtually rained airliners up through the early eighties and people still booked flights every day.
An accident involving a MAX with an American or EU carrier might have been another matter, but that didn't happen for various reasons none of which involve dumb luck.
The new plane is Middle of the market, a replacement for 757, not 737.
Boeing is talking more about one ATM but is at work on both programs.
Market realities alone make this obvious, since MOM deliveries will be but a fraction of those of a 737 replacement.
Boeing can get along quite nicely without the MOM program but cannot continue without a more modern 737 class aircraft sometime in the fairly near future.
My hope is that Boeing learned the lessons of the tortured and convoluted development program that finally brought the 787 to market.
Originally Posted by fdcg27
The MAX was always intended as a stop-gap to give Boeing something fully competitive with the NEO.
Boeing originally planned a brand new plane in this space but time constraints made the MAX a necessity were Boeing to have something to compete with the NEO in operating economics.
Airbus folks predicted correctly that Boeing would have to build a re-engined NG in the near term simply because Airbus could so easily re-engine the A320.
The new single aisle Boeing is under development and I suspect that its unveiling in the next couple of years will be a surprise to all players.
Meanwhile, the MAX will be returned to service and will be delivered in a few thousand examples with the current travails and the two awful fatal crashes relegated to disappearing sights in the rearview.
I don't mean to sound callous, but that's how things work.
After all, it virtually rained airliners up through the early eighties and people still booked flights every day.
An accident involving a MAX with an American or EU carrier might have been another matter, but that didn't happen for various reasons none of which involve dumb luck.
The new plane is Middle of the market, a replacement for 757, not 737.
Boeing is talking more about one ATM but is at work on both programs.
Market realities alone make this obvious, since MOM deliveries will be but a fraction of those of a 737 replacement.
Boeing can get along quite nicely without the MOM program but cannot continue without a more modern 737 class aircraft sometime in the fairly near future.
My hope is that Boeing learned the lessons of the tortured and convoluted development program that finally brought the 787 to market.