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Many customers bought Airbus NEOs because the NEO beat the max to the market anyway. The airbus order slots were already booked up... Boeing felt time pressure, but in fact they had plenty of time.
Boeing needed to do a clean sheet, period. They didn't, and it ended up costing them more than developing two clean sheet planes.
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Yes you can, and in fact, those were some of Boeings best-ever designs.
Many customers bought Airbus NEOs because the NEO beat the max to the market anyway. The airbus order slots were already booked up... Boeing felt time pressure, but in fact they had plenty of time.
Boeing needed to do a clean sheet, period. They didn't, and it ended up costing them more than developing two clean sheet planes.
Many customers bought Airbus NEOs because the NEO beat the max to the market anyway. The airbus order slots were already booked up... Boeing felt time pressure, but in fact they had plenty of time.
Boeing needed to do a clean sheet, period. They didn't, and it ended up costing them more than developing two clean sheet planes.
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It's all there, with references, in the wiki article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boeing_737_MAX#Background
If the airlines wanted a clean-sheet design, Boeing was ready to built it.
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Boeing started out planning a clean-sheet design to replace the 737 in 2006. The airlines (particularly AAL) wanted a re-engined 737 so that they could have the more efficient design sooner, at lower cost, and as a common fleet with their existing 737s. It was AAL's 2011 order that forced Boeing to drop the new design in favor of the MAX.
It's all there, with references, in the wiki article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boeing_737_MAX#Background
If the airlines wanted a clean-sheet design, Boeing was ready to built it.
It's all there, with references, in the wiki article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boeing_737_MAX#Background
If the airlines wanted a clean-sheet design, Boeing was ready to built it.
Boeing failed to remember that they hold/held 50% of the duopoly and instead caved to their customers.
The 737 MAX is a $20+ billion dollar corporate blunder. The customer doesn't always know what they want, sometimes you need to tell them.
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The Max as originally designed was a blunder. The Max as it is now delivers exactly what was demanded. Same with the NEO. They both provide massive fuel savings without forcing airlines to take on the cost of a new fleet type, and both were available much faster than waiting for a clean sheet design to reach certification and production. What we want to fly is irrelevant. The bean counters or pax don’t care about the same things that we do. The airlines requested a large increase in efficiency with their current fleets and both manufacturers delivered. The pax for the most part just want to get from A to B on time and at a good price. Most of the complaining on sites like this seem to come from pilots who are upset that their employer picked something that they don’t want to bid, not from a business perspective considering revenue and cost.
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The Max as originally designed was a blunder. The Max as it is now delivers exactly what was demanded. Same with the NEO. They both provide massive fuel savings without forcing airlines to take on the cost of a new fleet type, and both were available much faster than waiting for a clean sheet design to reach certification and production. What we want to fly is irrelevant. The bean counters or pax don’t care about the same things that we do. The airlines requested a large increase in efficiency with their current fleets and both manufacturers delivered. The pax for the most part just want to get from A to B on time and at a good price. Most of the complaining on sites like this seem to come from pilots who are upset that their employer picked something that they don’t want to bid, not from a business perspective considering revenue and cost.
From a long term business perspective, Boeing needed a clean sheet narrow-body more than they needed short term sales. Now they're $20 billion plus in the hole, they still don't have a clean sheet narrowbody. They chose small short term profit over bigger long term profit and it kicked their ass.
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that's all correct but not the point.
From a long term business perspective, Boeing needed a clean sheet narrow-body more than they needed short term sales. Now they're $20 billion plus in the hole, they still don't have a clean sheet narrowbody. They chose small short term profit over bigger long term profit and it kicked their ass.
From a long term business perspective, Boeing needed a clean sheet narrow-body more than they needed short term sales. Now they're $20 billion plus in the hole, they still don't have a clean sheet narrowbody. They chose small short term profit over bigger long term profit and it kicked their ass.
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