Dylan,

If you followed the airline industry, you'd realize that the 787 fills a
different market segment than the 777 does. The 787 is not an
intercontinental machine, its a regional machine, and will serve as a
replacement for the 757/767 models. Once the 787 is done, Boeing will
replace the 737 with a plane that utilizes the same technology as the 787.
Its going to be all about efficiency with the cost of fuel going up.

Dean Wilkinson
Former Boeing 777 engineer, maybe soon to be back at Boeing on the 787

"Dylan Smith" wrote in message
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Now the A380 is surely a marvel of modern engineering, as is the Boeing
7E7 (787? Dreamliner?).

But fundamentally...it's yet another tube with wings with two or four
engines on pylons below the wings. I'm really disappointed that Boeing
dropped the Sonic Cruiser, a much more interesting proposition.

I'm also wonder what the point of the 7E7 is - surely the
midsize longhaul jet market is already adequately served by the 777?
Could they just not make incremental improvements to the 777 in the same
way they've done with the 737 for years?

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