Originally Posted by
Yak02
A Little Birdy in the Seattle area hinted to me the 797 will not be introduced until after this up coming recession has passed. Don't be surprised if it doesn't burn Jet Fuel. If your going to be retiring in the next 10-15 years don't worry about it, you will never see it.
Airbus is just going to "Neo" its products and Boeing will "Max" its current products. New Engineering R&D are working the Next generation propulsion systems that will power the 797. Airbus is doing the same. We will be following the Chiness and Russians if we continue steel and Aluminum tariffs. Oil is on the way out!
Flame away Aviation Experts.
That's just it. Boeing can't afford to wait. The 320NEO is killing the guppy. The 757 replacement won't wait. The airframes are already on the edge of aging/timing out. If Boeing won't pull the trigger, I would not be surprised if the market came up with a new solution.
Namely a 757 NEO. Reengine it, put the 787 cockpit in it, presto. New plane. We already have new interiors, FedEx already has the new cockpit. Re-engine it, and the Pratt vs Rolls competition goes away, then you get the same fleet commonality again.