Boeing Bets On Replacement 737 Over Reengining

By Michael Mecham mecham@aviationweek.com
SAN FRANCISCO

Boeing is betting that technology will mature enough by 2019/2020 to support a new airplane to serve the all-important 100- to 200-seat market, rather than taking the option of re-engining 737NGs to compete with the Airbus A320 New Engine Option (NEO) program.

“If we can come up with the right airplanes in the roughly 2019/2020 [period], I personally think the market will ...

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