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Indeed. Backlogs can evaporate. Can you imagine anyone taking delivery of a newly built 737 in 10 years? 7 years? Theoretically, that's part of the backlog.
by Zigurd 5mo ago
Indeed. Backlogs can evaporate. Can you imagine anyone taking delivery of a newly built 737 in 10 years? 7 years? Theoretically, that's part of the backlog.
- karamanolev 5mo agoWhy not taking delivery of a current plane in 7 years? What do you think the development, testing, certification and production scaling timeline is of a brand new airframe?
- mh- 5mo ago> Can you imagine anyone taking delivery of a newly built 737 in 10 years? ..yes? Companies are still placing orders, despite knowing how long the backlog is. I also expect the 737s will still be sold in 20+ years time, much less 7-10.
- WorkerBee28474 5mo ago747s were in commercial production for 54 years (1970 to 2023).
- Zigurd 5mo agoFor the last 15 years of 747 production the production rate was fewer than three per month and sometimes zero.