Houston Community News >> Will it be 2015 for the Boeing 797
Boeing Commercial Airplanes Group Scott Carson said today the successor to Boeing's ever-popular 737 won't likely take to the skies before 2015.
Carson, speaking to reporters at the Paris Air Show, said he wants engine
technology to advance further before committing Boeing to designing an all-new
single-aisle aircraft. Boeing has sold more than 6,000 737s, making it most
popular jet airliner in history.
Using presently available technology, he said, Boeing could build a single-aisle
plane that would be about 15 percent more efficient that the 737, but he wants
an game-changing plane to be at least 20 percent more fuel efficient than the
737.
Aircraft engine makers are testing several advanced engines for single-aisle
planes including geared turbines, unducted fans and advanced conventional
engines.
(Contributed by thenewstribune.com)