Originally Posted by
Killer51883
is there a reason why boeing and airbus arent trying to get this market? I know they are working on the 787 and the a350 or whatever airbus is going to call their 787 version but they have a ton of clout with the majors. It wouldnt be that hard for them to draw up and build a competitive 100 to 150 seat jet to replace all the old dc9/md80/734-5's out there.
??? Boeing is already entrenched in that market...the low-end 737 models have always seated in the low-hundreds. Airbus has produced a few short buses (A319/A318).
The question is going to be how will Boeing react to an RJ maker who intrudes on their market. The C-series has not been officially launched yet, so there has been no reaction from Boeing, but I'm sure they have a plan.
Bombardier might get squashed like a bug. But I have to admit they are playing it very smart by emphasizing high-tech features...they might succeed by beating the next-gen Boeing/Airbus narrowbodies to market.