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The Boeing 777 ‘family’ consists of six aircraft: five passenger models and a freighter. Is it time for a 7th? The aircraft has been earning its crust from June 7th 1995. That is quite a time in the compacted life of a modern airliner though naturally with the cost of these devices, they need to earn their salt before they are flown to the desert for a rest.
If you look at the advances made with the 787, and then to the industry, there is a desire among operators reeling under inflating oil prices to see those economic and technical benefits available for a new 777. Quite what Boeing thinks of that idea is unknown to me, but the Boeing ‘head shed’ must have seen this coming. They will want the design to have ‘washed its face’ before it either leaves, or comes off the top of their offering, so maybe a few pencils are being chewed over that factor as well. One astute operator has floated the concept – others must be thinking the same way.
Looking at the possible motivations for Boeing to generate a new model, maybe we need look no further than the A350 XWB.
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It looks a lot like you would imaging a 777 ADV would look doesn’t it, or perhaps a 787 XWB? Ideas anyone?
This particular corner of the market is going to be an intense battleground.
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