Boeing to take another ‘clean sheet’ to NMA with focus on pilots

Boeing is taking a fresh look at the design of its so-called New Mid-market Airplane due to changes in the global aviation market and heightened focus on pilot-aircraft interactions. “We are going to take, probably, a different approach,” Boeing CE David Calhoun said. “We are going to start with a clean sheet of paper, again.” Calhoun, who made his comments just days into his new role as Boeing CE, provided few details, saying the company’s primary focus remains on existing products, starting with the Max, and on improving the company’s safety and engineering functions. But he cites market shifts as one reason for the NMA re-evaluation. “Things have changed a bit…The competitive playing field is a little different,” Calhoun says. “We have to plan for China.” <br/>