Originally Posted by
Sliceback
If Boeing would build a revised 757 with an updated wing and geared fans it would crush the A321 LR.
Estimates of geared fan efficiency put it's range around 5,000 nm. That's what the market needs.
That's a true statement. The A321neoLR is really the only new-build alternative forcing many airlines to buy them over what they really want...a new version of the 757.