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06-29-2014 | 06:02 AM
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LONDON: Boeing Co is close to announcing a new aircraft to succeed the 757 jetliner that ceased production almost a decade ago, according to the central Asian carrier Air Astana, which is keen to purchase the plane.
The airline's talks with Boeing at the International Air Transport Association (IATA) annual meeting in Doha earlier this month suggest the model will be built, Air Astana president Peter Foster said in an interview in London on Friday.
Boeing is gauging the appetite of airlines for a new medium-size jet for transcontinental travel within the United States, executives said at the Singapore Air Show in February. A plane seating 180 people in two classes able to fly as many as nine hours also would meet requirements from Almaty, Kazakhstan-based Air Astana on so-called long, thin routes, Foster said.
American Airlines Capt Paul Wannberg (left) and First Officer Robert Popp prepare a Boeing 757 jet for takeoff from Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport for the last time before it was retired in December last year. (AP Photo)
"They made absolutely clear that this is now firming up and that they’ll be making an announcement soon," Foster said of the Doha discussions. "That for us is very interesting."
The new aircraft would help fill the gap in Boeing’s roster of new jets between the largest 737 Max, set to debut late in this decade, and the smallest 787 Dreamliner.
The US company's European rival Airbus has been gaining sales in the transcontinental segment with its long-range A321, and could make further headway if it moves forward with plans to outfit its medium-range A330 with more fuel-efficient engines.
"We continue to watch trends and speak to our customers to determine what the market will require in the years to come," Doug Alder, a Boeing spokesman, said in an e-mailed response to questions about a successor to the 757.
"Today, we’re very focused on our current development programmes: the 777X, the 737 Max and the 787-10."
While Boeing delivered the last single-aisle 757 in 2005, the jet remains popular with carriers such as US-based Delta Air Lines for a range that’s unmatched by any narrow- body jet currently manufactured.
Boeing CEO Jim McNerney said in May that the company was contemplating a new aircraft with comparable capabilities, though it saw no immediate need to produce the plane.
Boeing's design would meld features from the single-aisle 737 Max, which seats as many as 192 people, and the twin-aisle 787-8, with a capacity for 242 travellers, McNerney said. The planemaker used a similar approach when it developed the 757 jointly with the larger 767 in the 1980s.
The airline's talks with Boeing at the International Air Transport Association (IATA) annual meeting in Doha earlier this month suggest the model will be built, Air Astana president Peter Foster said in an interview in London on Friday.
Boeing is gauging the appetite of airlines for a new medium-size jet for transcontinental travel within the United States, executives said at the Singapore Air Show in February. A plane seating 180 people in two classes able to fly as many as nine hours also would meet requirements from Almaty, Kazakhstan-based Air Astana on so-called long, thin routes, Foster said.
American Airlines Capt Paul Wannberg (left) and First Officer Robert Popp prepare a Boeing 757 jet for takeoff from Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport for the last time before it was retired in December last year. (AP Photo)
"They made absolutely clear that this is now firming up and that they’ll be making an announcement soon," Foster said of the Doha discussions. "That for us is very interesting."
The new aircraft would help fill the gap in Boeing’s roster of new jets between the largest 737 Max, set to debut late in this decade, and the smallest 787 Dreamliner.
The US company's European rival Airbus has been gaining sales in the transcontinental segment with its long-range A321, and could make further headway if it moves forward with plans to outfit its medium-range A330 with more fuel-efficient engines.
"We continue to watch trends and speak to our customers to determine what the market will require in the years to come," Doug Alder, a Boeing spokesman, said in an e-mailed response to questions about a successor to the 757.
"Today, we’re very focused on our current development programmes: the 777X, the 737 Max and the 787-10."
While Boeing delivered the last single-aisle 757 in 2005, the jet remains popular with carriers such as US-based Delta Air Lines for a range that’s unmatched by any narrow- body jet currently manufactured.
Boeing CEO Jim McNerney said in May that the company was contemplating a new aircraft with comparable capabilities, though it saw no immediate need to produce the plane.
Boeing's design would meld features from the single-aisle 737 Max, which seats as many as 192 people, and the twin-aisle 787-8, with a capacity for 242 travellers, McNerney said. The planemaker used a similar approach when it developed the 757 jointly with the larger 767 in the 1980s.
06-29-2014 | 06:10 AM
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Didn't Boeing say the 787 would be the last ground-up, new design ?
Boeing CEO Wants Incremental Innovation, Not 'Moon Shots' - WSJ
The comments on Wednesday at Boeing's annual investor meeting in Seattle reflect growing pressure from commercial and military customers to keep costs down, as well as its own difficulties in building the advanced 787 Dreamliner, which suffered years of delays and cost overruns.
"Our mind-set will be to avoid the moon shot," Mr. McNerney told shareholders in the world's largest aerospace company, which decades ago built part of the Saturn V rockets and the lunar rover used in the Apollo space program. He said that Boeing today is looking to mimic incremental product development trends in the auto and consumer electronics sectors. "We want to be more like Apple," he said.
Mr. McNerney's comments came as Boeing reiterated its existing financial guidance for 2014, but outlined a series of efforts to cut the cost of developing and producing new commercial and military products. Those included plans to cut another $2.1 billion over the next five years from the cost base of its defense arm, which already has trimmed around $4 billion under existing initiatives.
Both Boeing and rival Airbus Group EADSY +1.57% NV have been stung by problems in developing all-new planes, and both are unlikely to introduce clean-sheet designs before the end of the next decade. Boeing over the last two years has opted to revamp its two best-selling commercial jets, the single-aisle 737 and the widebody 777, rather than build all-new replacements. Airbus has taken a similar approach with upgrading its A320.
Boeing CEO Wants Incremental Innovation, Not 'Moon Shots' - WSJ
The comments on Wednesday at Boeing's annual investor meeting in Seattle reflect growing pressure from commercial and military customers to keep costs down, as well as its own difficulties in building the advanced 787 Dreamliner, which suffered years of delays and cost overruns.
"Our mind-set will be to avoid the moon shot," Mr. McNerney told shareholders in the world's largest aerospace company, which decades ago built part of the Saturn V rockets and the lunar rover used in the Apollo space program. He said that Boeing today is looking to mimic incremental product development trends in the auto and consumer electronics sectors. "We want to be more like Apple," he said.
Mr. McNerney's comments came as Boeing reiterated its existing financial guidance for 2014, but outlined a series of efforts to cut the cost of developing and producing new commercial and military products. Those included plans to cut another $2.1 billion over the next five years from the cost base of its defense arm, which already has trimmed around $4 billion under existing initiatives.
Both Boeing and rival Airbus Group EADSY +1.57% NV have been stung by problems in developing all-new planes, and both are unlikely to introduce clean-sheet designs before the end of the next decade. Boeing over the last two years has opted to revamp its two best-selling commercial jets, the single-aisle 737 and the widebody 777, rather than build all-new replacements. Airbus has taken a similar approach with upgrading its A320.
06-29-2014 | 07:31 AM
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I think that Boeing is deciding what direction to go with its narrow body offering. The 737 Max is a stopgap. The 900, by all accounts, is a smasmorsion. I bet they are going to design a new narrowbody airplane based on 787 design features to maximize range and minimize fuel consumption. It won't be a "ground up design", but a spiral evolution on existing designs. The 787 was a huge evolutionary leap. This would be the love child of the 737 and 787.
Boeing is at a huge crossroads and needs to take the next step. The 747 is winding down, leaving a huge hole in production capacity. The 737 is tired and the 900 is doing a poor job of filling the gap left by the 757. As the last of the used 757s get snatched up, I think we are going to see a need for an aircraft with the same range and better fuel consumption. Not every airline in the world wants to fly wide bodies and fuel cost is going to be a huge driving factor from now until eternity.
Boeing is at a huge crossroads and needs to take the next step. The 747 is winding down, leaving a huge hole in production capacity. The 737 is tired and the 900 is doing a poor job of filling the gap left by the 757. As the last of the used 757s get snatched up, I think we are going to see a need for an aircraft with the same range and better fuel consumption. Not every airline in the world wants to fly wide bodies and fuel cost is going to be a huge driving factor from now until eternity.
06-29-2014 | 07:42 AM
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06-29-2014 | 09:06 AM
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