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Boeing 797 Update – When Will The Plane Launch?

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The Boeing 797 has been a frequent source of speculation for the last few years. When will it launch? Is that even what it will be called? Visit Boeing’s website and you won’t see it a single mention of the plane. Enter ‘797’ into the website’s search field and you’ll get a results that mostly contain department phone numbers that have 797 in them. However, search NMA and you’ll find that Mark Jenks is the vice president of the New Mid-Market Airplane (NMA) program. Of course, based on the… (simpleflying.com) More...

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ThinkingGuy
George Lane 1
A half-serious question: How will Boeing name its aircraft after they've run out of numbers to put between the 7's?
KobeHunte
Kobe Hunte 0
they wont do any more planes probably.. they might do what they did to the max.. 737-800 - max etc
KicksOnRoute66
Boeing 757 Super Sport Type-R
KobeHunte
Kobe Hunte 1
greasemonkey
Larry White 1
Beats me....Start with 8s??
FloridaFan34
James Steiner 1
If reports are true, then the NMA/Boeing 797 project may see a bit of a delay: https://www.cnbc.com/2019/04/20/boeings-dreamliner-jet-now-facing-claims-of-manufacturing-issues-nyt-report.html?__source=yahoo%7Cfinance%7Cheadline%7Cstory%7C&par=yahoo&yptr=yahoo

The issues at the North Charleston Boeing plant needs to be ironed out 1st, as does the MCAS issue with the 737MAX series

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