The all new Boeing 7-E7?

[Lance]

The Boeing 7-E-7 from KOMO.com

SEATTLE - We're getting our first look at Boeing's newest jetliner -- one that is supposed to save you, and the airlines, money.

The 7E7 -- the 'E' stands for efficiency -- is a twin engine, super efficient plane that looks a lot like Boeing's more traditional twin jets, and not the radical Sonic Cruiser Boeing scrapped last year for lack of customer interest.

Boeing is banking on the struggling airline industry needing to replace older mid-range jets over the next two decades with something that saves on fuel and maintenance.

Boeing plans to make the 7E7 with lighter materials, more efficient wings and new engines. The company even wants to embed high-tech sensors in the plane to monitor its condition, and lower maintenance costs.

The final design for the 7E7 is still, up in the air so to speak. Boeing will work with airlines this year to come up with the best configuration.

Boeing expects the 7E7 to have about the same range as the 747 and 777. It will carry 200 to 250 passengers up to 8,000 miles. Boeing hopes that will make the "E-7" a hot seller with all airlines, whether they're trying to save money on long, or short hauls.

The twin-engine, twin-aisle plane would be offered to airlines in 2004 and could go into service in 2008. Boeing hopes airlines will buy 3,000 planes over the next 20 years.

For a larger photo go to Boeing.com

[NWA_4_life]

The all new Boeing 7-E7?

I have a feeling that Boeing will either increase the seeting on this one or will come up with another jet that seats in the 350+ range. This seems to be what the market wants.

Dave

[Airnerd]

The all new Boeing 7-E7?

New plane in the 350-seat range? Isn't that exactly what the 777 is? I think the purpose of the 7E7 is to create a replacement for the larger 757s and 767s. Those planes are of a much less advanced design than the 777. With the 7E7 boeing will have the 737 series for everything from 110 to 190 passengers, the 7E7 from 200 to 300 passengers, and the 777 for 300-450 passengers. The interesting thing will be to see if they ever decide enough market exists for a new plane seating over 450 - a 747 replacement. Or will they surrender that market completely to the A380.

[Richard]

The all new Boeing 7-E7?

Well If they want to make this new aircraft a very long range aircraft, then it pays to have ETOPS freedom, or why else would the plane be dubbed efficient when it can't fly the most efficient flight paths?

And why bother making a long-range 200-250 passenger aircraft? A 777-200ER/LR can do that just fine.

And answering Airnerd's query as to the 747 replacement, On the Boeing site there is a section on B747 derivatives. There are plans for longer-fuselage and further stretched upper decks to accomodate enough passengers to compete with the A380.
Since "hot linking is disallowed", go to the Boeing Site www.boeing.com>products and services>commerical airplanes>products>747-400>technical specs>detailed product information. then under 747 and derivatives you'll find the plans for a large 747. you need Acrobat reader.

[Aeronautics]

The all new Boeing 7-E7?

Boeings strategy (their look on the future) is that there will be many 200 seats airplanes with a long range, but very efficient, to fly from one city to another, directly.

This instead the Airbus strategy which believes that people will fly to an large airport, then flying with a very large aircraft to another large airport and then again flying with Regional planes to their destination.