Originally Posted by
Smythe
While the MAX was a knee-jerk reaction to the neo, the NG was a reaction to the 320 in the first place.
At that point Boeing was going for a clean sheet aircraft, then the 320 forced the NG ($2 Billion vs $15 Billion).
Some reaction.... The 320s were beeing delivered to customers in early 1988, while the the first NGs were delivered some 9,5 years later?
The 787 didn't take that long, and it was delayed for years..😉