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FEATURE BOEING 797
Next from Boeing
The U.S. airframer has figured out the magic blend of price, performance and production
costs that will make the new aircraft a best-seller
By Geoffrey Thomas
McDonnell Douglas’s ATMR or DC-11
of 1980 had twin aisles with a
promise of 24 percent lower fuel
burn than the 757
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Boeing is Moving CLoser to A LAUnCH with a range of up to 5,000nm. “The aircraft
of its next aircraft the 797 which will address (797) will have a sixth-generation composite
the so-called middle of the market gap of wing, more electrical systems and advanced,
a 200-270 seater. According to Bloomberg high-bypass ratio engines,” Delaney said.
United has taken a close look and “likes what This engine is the pacing item say
it sees.” “What we’ve seen so far is very, very analysts. “It needs to be a development of the
interesting to us,” Andrew Levy, United’s Pratt & Whitney’s GTF or a new engine from
chief financial officer, said in an interview GE or Rolls,” the analysts told AAA. “To make
at ISTAT in San Diego in March reported the business case work the engine must
by Bloomberg. “We certainly hope Boeing deliver very significant fuel savings.” The
launches the airplane. We think there is a engine size needs to be between 40,000lbs
need for it.” The design appears to be very and 45,000lb thrust and Boeing is seeking
close to that outlined in Asian Airlines and proposals from engine makers. Consensus
Airports (Sept/Oct 2015) with a twin-aisle is that one will be the development of the
design almost identical similar to the DC- GTF from Pratt and Whiney possibly in
11 of 1981 that Delta Air Lines wanted. Last partnership with Rolls and GE will submit a
year Mike Delaney, VP and GM of airplane design. Delaney says the targets is twin-aisle
development at Boeing Commercial with single-aisle economics. And because
Airplanes, told AAA that Boeing had input the engine is the pacing item, the entry into
from 36 airlines and there was a consensus service (EIS) date is 2024/25 according
for an aircraft between 200 and 270 seats to Boeing’s chairman, president and CEO
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