Boeing looks to the mid-market future; MAX stretch ‘manageable’
A further stretch of the Boeing 737 MAX would be ‘manageable,’ according to the manufacturer’s VP & GM, airplane development, Mike Delaney. Asked whether the aircraft could be made larger than its current 3-member family, he said the company was talking with customers on the topic. “We’re having lots of conversations with our customers on what’s the top end of that airplane and how it compares to the middle of the market,” he said. The ‘mid-market’ aircraft under increasing study from Boeing would cover the sector today served by the Boeing 757 and 767. “We would need more thrust,” he said of any larger version of the MAX. “That would be a different variant of the [CFM International] LEAP engine [and] some more work on things like raising the landing gear height. It’s a manageable statement of work.” <br/>
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Boeing looks to the mid-market future; MAX stretch ‘manageable’
A further stretch of the Boeing 737 MAX would be ‘manageable,’ according to the manufacturer’s VP & GM, airplane development, Mike Delaney. Asked whether the aircraft could be made larger than its current 3-member family, he said the company was talking with customers on the topic. “We’re having lots of conversations with our customers on what’s the top end of that airplane and how it compares to the middle of the market,” he said. The ‘mid-market’ aircraft under increasing study from Boeing would cover the sector today served by the Boeing 757 and 767. “We would need more thrust,” he said of any larger version of the MAX. “That would be a different variant of the [CFM International] LEAP engine [and] some more work on things like raising the landing gear height. It’s a manageable statement of work.” <br/>
