Boeing continues to warm up for a new medium-sized jet

Boeing continues to warm up for a new medium-sized jet

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The US aircraft builder Boeing continues to warm up for a new medium-sized passenger jet. It estimated global demand for such an aircraft will be at around 4,000 copies, said the new head of the commercial aircraft division, Kevin McAllister, on Sunday before the start of the world’s largest aviation fair in Paris. The Boeing 797 will fill the gap between the mid-range jets of the 737-MAX series and Boeing’s smallest large-capacity 787 “Dreamliner”, which was created by the Boeing 757’s production line.

In this “center of the market” as Boeing calls the segment, the European rival Airbus has pushed the longest version of its mid-range jets, the A321neo, for some time. Boeing has been looking for a new type of aircraft in this area and is talking with airlines about their ideas. The Americans, according to McAllister, have three options in the engines, which are decisive for the amount of kerosene consumption. The manufacturer is now investigating how he can put more workers into the “797” in his own house, said McAllister.

Competitor Airbus does not see any loophole in its product range, because it has designed the A321neo in a special version for transatlantic flights. Boeing wants to be sure of a sufficiently large demand, so that the development of a new jet will pay off. In addition, this could be the basis for a later successor of the sales hitters Boeing 737.

Boeing has just delivered a new edition with a straightened “737 MAX”, similar to Airbus’s competition type A320neo. It is expected that Boeing will shortly present the MAX in an even longer version of the 737-MAX-10 with more passengers and present this variant in the coming days at the Air Show at Le Bourget in Paris.

The world’s largest aviation fair starts this Monday (June 19). Manufacturers of aerospace, armament and space travel together with their suppliers from all over the world are represented. After the specialist visits, the aviation show is also open to the general public from Friday to Sunday (23 to 25 June). The last Paris Air Show two years ago had a total of 2300 exhibitors and more than 351 000 visitors.

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