Originally Posted by
Rama
They had been working on a 797 concept small two aisle fo fill the 757ish size void around a decade ago, but eventually discontinued it.
Too bad.
Used to be a big believer in Boeing having flown a few different models.
They didn't discontinue it, they shelved it because of the resistance to single pilot. They publicly stated that the reasons were waiting for better engines and materials to appear but it was clear they shelved it after the Max crashes showed the world that pilots were still important. Expect it to come back once that resistance dies down.