While Boeing officials continue to say the company is more likely to replace its 737 than outfit it with new, more efficient engines, the company last week built a 737 with a series of upgrades intended to boost fuel efficiency by 2 percent.
That would mean new 737s would be 7 percent more efficient than the first Next-Generation 737s, 737 chief project engineer John Hamilton said at the company's Renton, Wash., plant on Tuesday.
The upgrades include an improved......
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Showing posts with label 737NG Plus. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 737NG Plus. Show all posts
Thursday, October 28, 2010
The bridge to a 737 replacement - 737NG Plus - makes a quiet debut
When it was mentioned internally in a Boeing company webcast last month, the 737 Next Generation Plus entered into the aerospace lexicon, with few specifics attached. This week, the 737NG+ became a reality as Boeing unveiled its first 737 Sky Interior and discussed the possibilities for what a 737NG+ might become. The Seattle Post Intelligencer reported yesterday on comments made by Boeing 737 chief engineer......
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Friday, September 10, 2010
The 737NG+ and Ryanair
Boeing is examining interim solutions to enhance its 737NG to buy some time against the competition until it can develop an all new narrow-body aircraft to better compete with Bombardier's CSeries and Airbus A320NEO family.
Ryanair, who were holding out for lower prices from Boeing, are now suddenly back in the market. The coincidence of these moves seem to indicate that a major order could be possible for the 737NG+ in the near future.
Industry speculation as to how Boeing will respond to the forthcoming Airbus NEO and CSeries continues to change. The pendulum has swung from a likely re-engining of the......
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Ryanair, who were holding out for lower prices from Boeing, are now suddenly back in the market. The coincidence of these moves seem to indicate that a major order could be possible for the 737NG+ in the near future.
Industry speculation as to how Boeing will respond to the forthcoming Airbus NEO and CSeries continues to change. The pendulum has swung from a likely re-engining of the......
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