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Let's hope this debacle will finally convince Boeing it can't keep reusing the same airframe - with small adjustments - for half a century. Edit: Don't forget

Let's hope this debacle will finally convince Boeing it can't keep reusing the same airframe - with small adjustments - for half a century. Edit: Don't forget the 737 airframe was already a modified 727 airframe... Also, I wonder how this will affect the Boeing-Embraer partnership. It would certainly be cheaper to spec-up an E-Jet to have the capacity of a 737 than to design a new airframe from scratch.

rootusrootus 7y ago
The 737 was not a modified 727. They reused some pieces. In particular they chose the same fuselage cross-section. This is pretty normal and I prefer it over offering all-new designs. Also, the E195 has less than half the capacity of the largest 737. That would be a hell of an extension.