Airlines want Boeing to build 180-250 seats "modern 757", 4500NM range before 2028.
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I think you watch too many you tube videos. Back in the real world the development costs of a new airliner are in a completely different league to electric cars. That is why we have essentially a duopoly of plane makers and many hundreds of car makers. China has tried to break in and so far at least failed, Russia has tried also and failed too despite considerable aerospace expertise. This is one complex puzzle of finance, technology, supply chains, regulation, pilot training, fleet standardisation and reliability. On top of that the incumbents have a global pool of spares that keep the show on the road 24/7 all over the world, matching that for a new untested type is beyond the deepest of pockets. An insurmountable mountain to climb.
I think you watch too many you tube videos. Back in the real world the development costs of a new airliner are in a completely different league to electric cars. That is why we have essentially a duopoly of plane makers and many hundreds of car makers. China has tried to break in and so far at least failed, Russia has tried also and failed too despite considerable aerospace expertise. This is one complex puzzle of finance, technology, supply chains, regulation, pilot training, fleet standardisation and reliability. On top of that the incumbents have a global pool of spares that keep the show on the road 24/7 all over the world, matching that for a new untested type is beyond the deepest of pockets. An insurmountable mountain to climb.
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I think you watch too many you tube videos. Back in the real world the development costs of a new airliner are in a completely different league to electric cars. That is why we have essentially a duopoly of plane makers and many hundreds of car makers. China has tried to break in and so far at least failed, Russia has tried also and failed too despite considerable aerospace expertise. This is one complex puzzle of finance, technology, supply chains, regulation, pilot training, fleet standardisation and reliability. On top of that the incumbents have a global pool of spares that keep the show on the road 24/7 all over the world, matching that for a new untested type is beyond the deepest of pockets. An insurmountable mountain to climb.
I think you watch too many you tube videos. Back in the real world the development costs of a new airliner are in a completely different league to electric cars. That is why we have essentially a duopoly of plane makers and many hundreds of car makers. China has tried to break in and so far at least failed, Russia has tried also and failed too despite considerable aerospace expertise. This is one complex puzzle of finance, technology, supply chains, regulation, pilot training, fleet standardisation and reliability. On top of that the incumbents have a global pool of spares that keep the show on the road 24/7 all over the world, matching that for a new untested type is beyond the deepest of pockets. An insurmountable mountain to climb.
I think that, if anything, you'll see an electric aircraft manufacturer grow in to a regional aircraft player, threatening the bottom end of the Airbus and Boeing ranges. I feel that Boeing commercial might end up getting sold off to someone else or broken out in to a completely new company as a damage mitigation measure.
My own airline was a Boeing early customer, operating 707, 717, 727, 737, 747, 767, 787. Recently we ordered the A320/321 instead of the Max. We ordered the A220 and the A350 too. Boeing bet the company with the 787 and lost. Its going to take it a few more years to fall down though.
Sad to contemplate. More than any other maker, Boeing aircraft opened up the world.
Sad to contemplate. More than any other maker, Boeing aircraft opened up the world.
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Yet they've already surpassed NASA, and by default Boeing, as the US space launch customer of choice.
Why couldn't they do it with an aircraft?
Why couldn't they do it with an aircraft?
I don't think we'll see a new large commercial aircraft manufacturer burst in to existence in the west (and even less likely elsewhere), mainly for the reasons stated above but also regulation and standards. The regulators are conservative in the extreme and this acts as an effective blocker to transformation. Many would say of course that is what they are there for. I would say they go too far in terms of risk aversion.
I think that, if anything, you'll see an electric aircraft manufacturer grow in to a regional aircraft player, threatening the bottom end of the Airbus and Boeing ranges. I feel that Boeing commercial might end up getting sold off to someone else or broken out in to a completely new company as a damage mitigation measure.
I think that, if anything, you'll see an electric aircraft manufacturer grow in to a regional aircraft player, threatening the bottom end of the Airbus and Boeing ranges. I feel that Boeing commercial might end up getting sold off to someone else or broken out in to a completely new company as a damage mitigation measure.
Boeing will never build a 757 replacement. I would argue that the 787 is the last new aircraft program Boeing will ever do. The MAX budget was a bit less than $ 3 Billion . It was supposed to be the cash cow that would fund the 777X and NMA, however the impairment costs for the MAX debacle are nearing $ 20 Billion. The Max will never be profitable at a unit level even if Boeing builds 5000 of them and 787 program is a sucking chest wound being covered by more and more field dressings. The reality is that Boeing is locked in a crisis short term program management decision making loop that still prioritizes stock valuation over anything else. I see no sign of the C suite vision that gets them out of the downward spiral, if recovery is even still possible.
Boeing will blunder along for the next 10 years or so bleeding money and market share with a revolving cast of C suite MBA bean counters fixated on cost metrics until it hits the end of the road. We have seen this movie before and its name was McDonald Douglas Aircraft. The "businessmen" supplanted the engineers and a once proud company faded into irrelevance on the face of serial crashes caused by poor engineering (DC10/MD11 ) and lack of product investment (DC9/MD 80 series) in order to achieve short term stock market gains. That is assuming there is not another MAX crash directly caused by an engineering or production issue, in which case it is over for Boeing.
This will be a sad ending to what once was a world leader in commercial aircraft ...
Boeing will blunder along for the next 10 years or so bleeding money and market share with a revolving cast of C suite MBA bean counters fixated on cost metrics until it hits the end of the road. We have seen this movie before and its name was McDonald Douglas Aircraft. The "businessmen" supplanted the engineers and a once proud company faded into irrelevance on the face of serial crashes caused by poor engineering (DC10/MD11 ) and lack of product investment (DC9/MD 80 series) in order to achieve short term stock market gains. That is assuming there is not another MAX crash directly caused by an engineering or production issue, in which case it is over for Boeing.
This will be a sad ending to what once was a world leader in commercial aircraft ...
I hope you’re wrong, I fear you’re right.
He will leave his people here on Earth if he succeeds, but those companies, imo, will be oriented towards exploration of space.
Let's get back to the subject and not diverge into what you'd prefer to fly or what job you'd take first, but what plane will emerge.
There is a possibility that a new aircraft manufacturer will emerge in the electric area like Tesla appeared from nowhere and quickly overtook the established car manufacturers.
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Who knows. That plane could be an electric 757 stilt-shaped 4 aisled delta wing where triple-bogey wheels are used to land the extra weight of batteries, with a hydrogen fueled range extender only operating over water.
There is a possibility that a new aircraft manufacturer will emerge in the electric area like Tesla appeared from nowhere and quickly overtook the established car manufacturers.
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Who knows. That plane could be an electric 757 stilt-shaped 4 aisled delta wing where triple-bogey wheels are used to land the extra weight of batteries, with a hydrogen fueled range extender only operating over water.
Then there is the complete lack of the necessary infrastructure for H2 has a fuel, plus the fact that creating H2 by electrolysis is horribly energy inefficient with current technology.
People tend to forget that, before becoming one of the world's richest people, Musk and Tesla came dangerously close to bankruptcy and financial ruin. The car business is hard. The commercial airline business is exponentially harder...
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Big Pistons Forever Has it right in #18. It is a lot of what I was preparing to say.
One of the reasons that they failed is because all big corporations fail - eventually - and usually by their own hand. Kodak had the first digital camera in their lab and could not see the future. Whilst Sony lost the VHS/Betamax battle, it won the professional side of the business and they had multiple product lines, so they got through - this time. There are dozens of examples of how corporations fail. Each generation of new graduates have read the stories and think that they are smarter than their fathers and grandfathers. Until the day they discover that they are not.
Boeing will be rescued by the USA tax payer because of the military side but the commercial is going to die. They made too many mistakes and changes. Thus far Airbus has, essentially, only made one - the 380 but they had enough other product lines, so they got through - this time.
I agree that many 'bright young boys' will try their hand at fixing Boeing and make money for themselves but the cost in money and reputation can NEVER be recovered. The Max might now be safe to fly but the deaths will not be forgotten. Overall, as others say, the Max is a millstone, the 78 limps on with the 777 being the last of a long and fabulous line up. In the forseeable future the only global game is Airbus. When USA carriers started buying the Bus, Boeing could have responded in time. But they were complacent and then panicked. It is an old, old story.
One of the reasons that they failed is because all big corporations fail - eventually - and usually by their own hand. Kodak had the first digital camera in their lab and could not see the future. Whilst Sony lost the VHS/Betamax battle, it won the professional side of the business and they had multiple product lines, so they got through - this time. There are dozens of examples of how corporations fail. Each generation of new graduates have read the stories and think that they are smarter than their fathers and grandfathers. Until the day they discover that they are not.
Boeing will be rescued by the USA tax payer because of the military side but the commercial is going to die. They made too many mistakes and changes. Thus far Airbus has, essentially, only made one - the 380 but they had enough other product lines, so they got through - this time.
I agree that many 'bright young boys' will try their hand at fixing Boeing and make money for themselves but the cost in money and reputation can NEVER be recovered. The Max might now be safe to fly but the deaths will not be forgotten. Overall, as others say, the Max is a millstone, the 78 limps on with the 777 being the last of a long and fabulous line up. In the forseeable future the only global game is Airbus. When USA carriers started buying the Bus, Boeing could have responded in time. But they were complacent and then panicked. It is an old, old story.
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Let's get back to the subject and not diverge into what you'd prefer to fly or what job you'd take first, but what plane will emerge.
There is a possibility that a new aircraft manufacturer will emerge in the electric area like Tesla appeared from nowhere and quickly overtook the established car manufacturers.
A plane manufacturer not constrrained on what has been before and bogged down for years in what current model they should develop further.
A manufacturer not constained financially of the drain of previous anc durrent failures/problems.
A plane maker whose share price and therebye potential for return on investment is not constrained by what it is now and what it was historically.
And not resticted by how long it historically, or more likely lately, took them to do inovation.
There should be plenty of potential areas available that Boeing have abandoned and is ripe for somebody to capitalise on left behind human expertice and experience mixed with some real new thinking. Sample: if Boeing won't be in Seattle maybe somebody else will.
Who knows. That plane could be an electric 757 stilt-shaped 4 aisled delta wing where triple-bogey wheels are used to land the extra weight of batteries, with a hydrogen fueled range extender only operating over water.
And the 5 year old is not the custmer, the mother is. Ultimately it's always the one with the money.
There is a possibility that a new aircraft manufacturer will emerge in the electric area like Tesla appeared from nowhere and quickly overtook the established car manufacturers.
A plane manufacturer not constrrained on what has been before and bogged down for years in what current model they should develop further.
A manufacturer not constained financially of the drain of previous anc durrent failures/problems.
A plane maker whose share price and therebye potential for return on investment is not constrained by what it is now and what it was historically.
And not resticted by how long it historically, or more likely lately, took them to do inovation.
There should be plenty of potential areas available that Boeing have abandoned and is ripe for somebody to capitalise on left behind human expertice and experience mixed with some real new thinking. Sample: if Boeing won't be in Seattle maybe somebody else will.
Who knows. That plane could be an electric 757 stilt-shaped 4 aisled delta wing where triple-bogey wheels are used to land the extra weight of batteries, with a hydrogen fueled range extender only operating over water.
And the 5 year old is not the custmer, the mother is. Ultimately it's always the one with the money.
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One could also argue that the A350 is a B787 done right, learning from both the B787 and A380's mistakes as well as gains.
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Fully agree and the revolution in battery technology might be around the corner , there are however " fixed rules" that will no change and prevent (or at least seriously hinder) long range use ; The main ones are carrying and landing with the battery weight all the way , and battery recharge time.
Changing empty batteries for fully charged ones was a dream that still need a technological solution as the risk of fire is great. EASA has currently prohibited this on the small aircraft currently being commercialized ( e.g the Velis) . Then there is the notion of reserve ,which needs to be revised and the demonstration to be able to perform a safe go around a Maxi take off weight on near empty batteries.
The fact than range will also depend on the age of the batteries is also an issue. Time might help solve those issues , but it will take many years.
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Fully agree and the revolution in battery technology might be around the corner , there are however " fixed rules" that will no change and prevent (or at least seriously hinder) long range use ; The main ones are carrying and landing with the battery weight all the way , and battery recharge time.
Changing empty batteries for fully charged ones was a dream that still need a technological solution as the risk of fire is great. EASA has currently prohibited this on the small aircraft currently being commercialized ( e.g the Velis) . Then there is the notion of reserve ,which needs to be revised and the demonstration to be able to perform a safe go around a Maxi take off weight on near empty batteries.
The fact than range will also depend on the age of the batteries is also an issue. Time might help solve those issues , but it will take many years.
Fully agree and the revolution in battery technology might be around the corner , there are however " fixed rules" that will no change and prevent (or at least seriously hinder) long range use ; The main ones are carrying and landing with the battery weight all the way , and battery recharge time.
Changing empty batteries for fully charged ones was a dream that still need a technological solution as the risk of fire is great. EASA has currently prohibited this on the small aircraft currently being commercialized ( e.g the Velis) . Then there is the notion of reserve ,which needs to be revised and the demonstration to be able to perform a safe go around a Maxi take off weight on near empty batteries.
The fact than range will also depend on the age of the batteries is also an issue. Time might help solve those issues , but it will take many years.
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Single aisle become very problematic when you go much over 200 seats because loading/unloading take forever. It's OK for longer range operations since the turn times are less critical, but to be economically viable, a new 200-250 passenger aircraft needs to be economical not just for long haul, but for 1-2 hour flights as well. Otherwise the market is too small.
That was a big factor in the flop of the 757-300. It's operating costs were quite good for the time, but it's turn times were horrid.
I still think Boeing's best bet would be a "767X" - 767 fuselage, updated composite wing, modern avionics, and new state-of-the-art engines. They'd just need to convince an engine company to do a new 45k thrust class engine.
That was a big factor in the flop of the 757-300. It's operating costs were quite good for the time, but it's turn times were horrid.
I still think Boeing's best bet would be a "767X" - 767 fuselage, updated composite wing, modern avionics, and new state-of-the-art engines. They'd just need to convince an engine company to do a new 45k thrust class engine.
It sounds like the airlines are asking for a 757-300, ironically one of the least commercially successful designs ever built. The 753 struggles a bit with turn arounds because of the very small overhead bins, which can be designed out.
I do think that it's only a matter of time before longhaul narrow bodies change aviation. It means you needs less capital and a smaller market share to establish a profitable longhaul airline.
Baring a massive improvement in battery energy density vs. weight (I'm talking an order of magnitude), electric aircraft will never be viable for trips of more than a few hundred miles. Similarly, hydrogen has massive issues as an aircraft fuel - not the least of which is it has horrible energy density (even as a cryogenic liquid) meaning that for long range flight the fuel tank would be as large as the passenger compartment. Sure, it's light, but needing a huge, well insulated tank to carry it tends to offset that low fuel weight.
Then there is the complete lack of the necessary infrastructure for H2 has a fuel, plus the fact that creating H2 by electrolysis is horribly energy inefficient with current technology.
People tend to forget that, before becoming one of the world's richest people, Musk and Tesla came dangerously close to bankruptcy and financial ruin. The car business is hard. The commercial airline business is exponentially harder...
Then there is the complete lack of the necessary infrastructure for H2 has a fuel, plus the fact that creating H2 by electrolysis is horribly energy inefficient with current technology.
People tend to forget that, before becoming one of the world's richest people, Musk and Tesla came dangerously close to bankruptcy and financial ruin. The car business is hard. The commercial airline business is exponentially harder...
Is un/loading better with two narrow aisles or a single wider one? A single aisle takes up less fuselage volume.
Charging for a single bag has resulted in a contest to see how much stuff pax can waddle through the door.
So if you want to avoid being bogged in turnarounds, you may get faster results with baggage going into the hold than crammed under seats and overheads.
On many regional turboprops, the pax are invited to place their unchecked bags into a rolling bin on the tarmac just before boarding. Of course with 239 pax, that needs to be done at check-in.
Charging for a single bag has resulted in a contest to see how much stuff pax can waddle through the door.
So if you want to avoid being bogged in turnarounds, you may get faster results with baggage going into the hold than crammed under seats and overheads.
On many regional turboprops, the pax are invited to place their unchecked bags into a rolling bin on the tarmac just before boarding. Of course with 239 pax, that needs to be done at check-in.
Now that Boeing / Airbus have given the Chinese the know how, you may find that they will have to follow something produced and designed in China if they want to compete…
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737-900ER is as close as Boeing will get to a 757/similar platform.
787-8 comes next. No incentive to spend $B's.
The FAA / non-flying public will drive the Cert cots through the roof....
787-8 comes next. No incentive to spend $B's.
The FAA / non-flying public will drive the Cert cots through the roof....
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757-300 replacements has a difficult business case
It sounds like the airlines are asking for a 757-300, ironically one of the least commercially successful designs ever built. The 753 struggles a bit with turn arounds because of the very small overhead bins, which can be designed out.
I do think that it's only a matter of time before longhaul narrow bodies change aviation. It means you needs less capital and a smaller market share to establish a profitable longhaul airline.
I do think that it's only a matter of time before longhaul narrow bodies change aviation. It means you needs less capital and a smaller market share to establish a profitable longhaul airline.
The 757-300 for a long time had the best single-aisle economics, which is why Delta/Northwest used them to replace the DC-10s on their Hawaiian routes, which are the most price competitive in the US. One can see why airlines are asking for a new airplane to fill this niche. Looking back certainly, the continued low fuel prices also played a part in 757-300 orders as it permitted more fuel-inefficient airplanes to continue operating rather than be replaced.
Arkia is one of the few Boeing 757-300 operators and Dagan praises the economics of the US-built twinjet.But he tells FlightGlobal: “The A321LR is the first time we’ve found a [single-aisle] aircraft that is more efficient than the 757-300. It’s one of a kind.”
-- Flight Global, 13 November 2018
-- Flight Global, 13 November 2018
The A380 might have been a commercial failure when seen as an isolated product line. I suspect, but haven't seen a detailed analysis, of whether it still wasn't a net profit for Airbus considering it pulled in previous Boeing customers, locked in additional sales in A330/340 and A32x because of training commonality, furthered integration of Airbus and pioneered technologies for the A350 and A32x Neo.
One could also argue that the A350 is a B787 done right, learning from both the B787 and A380's mistakes as well as gains.
One could also argue that the A350 is a B787 done right, learning from both the B787 and A380's mistakes as well as gains.
1) By simply existing as an alternative to the B747 it stopped Boeing pushing the B747 prices up and thereby killed a cash-cow for Boeing;
2) Again, by simply existing, it stopped Boeing doing the co-sell of the 737/etc along with the 747 and in-extremis threatening to block 747 sales unless the co-sells were done;
The only reason to want Boeing to build it is to force some price competition on Airbus. Not to actually buy it.
I don't get this fascination with absolute maximum range. The vast majority of 757s, to take an example, were bought for notably shorter runs. BA were first in the queue for them, the majority of such flights being little more than an hour. Aircraft that are optimised for seven hour flights are typically giving away efficiency as a result on trunk short hauls, which is notably where the bulk of the market is. Even though 737s and A320s seem to have taken over US transcons (just about, in winter winds), the bulk of their flights there are for trips way shorter than this.
I don't get this fascination with absolute maximum range. The vast majority of 757s, to take an example, were bought for notably shorter runs. BA were first in the queue for them, the majority of such flights being little more than an hour. Aircraft that are optimised for seven hour flights are typically giving away efficiency as a result on trunk short hauls, which is notably where the bulk of the market is. Even though 737s and A320s seem to have taken over US transcons (just about, in winter winds), the bulk of their flights there are for trips way shorter than this.