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The company has yet to decide whether to replace its best-selling narrowbody with a clean-sheet plane or follow rival Airbus by adding new engines and other upgrades. Boeing is also assessing potential upgrades to its 777 widebody range, including reengining the planes and introducing larger wings to improve performance.
"One thing I'll make sure we don't do is enter the design phase with technology that isn't mature," said Jim Albaugh, chief executive of Boeing Commercial Airplanes.
This quote was in my Scottrade news brief this morning.
Hoser
Boeing is on its way to becoming a military contractor. Were widebodies "mature" when they launched the 747? Was pressurization mature before the 377? How about jets prior to the 707, or two man cockpits, cross platform pilot qualification, supercritical wings, VNAV, FMC, and two engine ETOPS prior to the 767 & 757.Originally Posted by hoserpilot
Boeing won't start detailed design work on any 737 replacement until 2014 to keep pace with planned changes to the manufacturing process for new aircraft, a senior executive said Tuesday. The company has yet to decide whether to replace its best-selling narrowbody with a clean-sheet plane or follow rival Airbus by adding new engines and other upgrades. Boeing is also assessing potential upgrades to its 777 widebody range, including reengining the planes and introducing larger wings to improve performance.
"One thing I'll make sure we don't do is enter the design phase with technology that isn't mature," said Jim Albaugh, chief executive of Boeing Commercial Airplanes.
This quote was in my Scottrade news brief this morning.
Hoser
What Boeing is telling us is that they have outsourced their engineering leadership and they are restricted by the capabilities of their vendors.
Sad day for those of us who take pride in our American aerospace industry. Danny stock watchers with 90 day time horizons.