Originally Posted by
WhatNow
It will be interesting to see what they pick to start the 7ER retirements. The 350 seats over a 100 more people. The 330 NEO will seat 70 or so more. The 787 might be better sized but your paying for a bunch of range capability you don't need. Boeing might have missed the boat not offering a 767-300/400 NEO.
Boeing might be starting to see the fruits of their design/marketing/pricing decisions. Funny that you chose the 767-300/400 as a starting point. But look at how they "developed" the 737 lines beyond the classic -200/-300. Launch customer decided. Idiotic.
Stopping the 757 line in favor of the stretched 737 is about as smart as New Coke was. (Sorry, that is the best analogy I can think of)
Lack of cockpit commonality allowed Airbus to infiltrate the markets, and last but certainly not least, their insistence on bending over American airlines for their products while offering deep discounts to those ME countries that pay cash obtained from US taxpayer subsidized loan programs makes them pretty disgusting if you ask me.
I love Boeing airplanes, especially the ones I fly but I cannot stand their corporate 'values' in regard to American airlines. Truly disgusting. Maybe the C series order will be a wake up of sorts, but I highly doubt it. Anxiously awaiting the 737-1000 with 45 more seats. Tailwheel airplanes will be back!