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Thats kinda my point, the shared type certificate is most of the justification for the airplane to exist, Boeing would rather build a whole new small aircraft,
by Aloha 7y ago
Thats kinda my point, the shared type certificate is most of the justification for the airplane to exist, Boeing would rather build a whole new small aircraft, people who fly on them would rather fly on a whole new aircraft - airlines however strongly prefer something that costs as little as possible to put into service - and has commonality with existing fleets, which means not a whole new aircraft.
I bet if you offered Delta some brand new MD-95's they'd take up on them, as they have basically every MD-95 produced.
- ethbro 7y agoAnd by "airlines", let's be specific: American Airlines was the carrier that specifically asked Boeing to build an 737 with new engines.