Originally Posted by
krismiler
Even at 30 years old the A320 is still a fantastic aircraft which is still able to be updated without mutating it into something the original designer wouldn't recognise. New sharklet wings and next generation engines have improved it's efficiency considerably, update the flight deck and there is no reason for it not to go on for another 20 years.
Boeing would need to spend billions on a new design which would be unlikely to offer significant improvements over the current A320 series
You can't have it both ways.
The A320 certainly has significant advantages over the 737, which is no surprise given that it came along 20 years later.
So what makes you think that an all-new aircraft 30 years further down the road than the A320 wouldn't be able to offer a corresponding leap over it in technology and capability ?