Originally Posted by
MajorLemond
Very fair statement, I guess when I mean new, I mean the latest generation 737, with it's associated latest generation avionics. Airliners haven't changed much really in the last 30 odd years with the exception of more efficient engines and systems.
I disagree, the 737 changed massively with the NG, an entirely new wing and resdesigned fuselage structure. It really should have been redesignated 7Y7 or something and recertificated as a new type.
I trace the rot in Boeing back to the MDC merger. The engineering-led approach, seen in the 777 and even the 737NG, has been lost in favour of marketing and accounting. The old MDC way of doing as little as possible, as cheaply as possible to make the pass-grade. Which is exactly how McDonnell ran Douglas into the ground, too, after that merger.