Originally Posted by
CLazarus
I said Wildcard for a reason, because I didn't think it was a likely possibility. 2022 is a best case MOM EIS scenario. I only threw MOM out there because it seems to me Boeing's only hope to compete with the 321NEO. I can't imagine airlines being any more interested in a -10 Max than the -9 Max (which by a wide margin is being outsold by the 321NEO).
Agreed.
Lots of studies going on and X planes being proposed in the MOM size. Blended wing, double bubble fuselage, super high aspect wings. All with potential for significant savings in weight and double digit increased efficiencies. It wouldn't surprise me if Boeing waited just a bit to leverage one of these new technologies.
A fast start to a MOM plane today would be, my guess, a carbon wing 757 update. But all indications are that Boeing is still waffling and procrastinating.