Originally Posted by
rickair7777
Oh there's a case in that niche all right. But is it a big enough case to pay for the R&D, especially squeezed between Max 10 / XLR on one end and 787 / 350 on the other?
Part of the problem is that the original NMA was intended to squarely fit the 757 niche, but it doesn't look like many folks will hang on to their 75's long enough now... by the time an NMA arrived, they'd already be replaced.
If they could offer an NMA right now, I'm sure it would sell just fine.
Well how long would it take a 757NG to go from concept to production? It seemed to me all along that the main attraction to a renewed 757 was lower R&D cost and quicker to market. Might incorporate a new wing and obviously new engines, but those tall landing gear should negate the need for any MCAS-type bandaids.
Avionics could be as simple as the updated avionics packages that I think some of the cargo outfits are throwing into the 767.