World Affairs Board - View Single Post - Boeing to take on Airbus with (1000 seat) giant 797

gunnut · 04-24-2006, 22:30 PM

I questioned the practicality the minute I laid my eyes on the A380. The damned thing is just such an ugly brute. My suspicions were right. It's an overweight piece of outdated technology.

This new 797 concept is interesting. However, I must ask the same question: is there a need, or economical, to stuff 1000 people into a jet liner?

The new trend is to have light, advanced, economical, medium sized jets that can fly direct routes rather than the old fashioned hub-and-spoke system. I don't want to change planes. I don't want overnight stays. I want to get in and out as hassle free as possible. Boeing had the answer in the 787.

What Boeing really should do is shrink that 797 concept down to 787 size. It will be even smaller, cheaper, faster, more efficient than the 787 carrying the same number of passengers, able to reach more small air ports.

04-24-2006, 22:30 PM	#2 (permalink)
gunnut *Senior Contributor* Join Date: 01-27-06 Location: DPRK, Democratik People's Republik of Kalifornia Posts: 10,274 Country:	I questioned the practicality the minute I laid my eyes on the A380. The damned thing is just such an ugly brute. My suspicions were right. It's an overweight piece of outdated technology. This new 797 concept is interesting. However, I must ask the same question: is there a need, or economical, to stuff 1000 people into a jet liner? The new trend is to have light, advanced, economical, medium sized jets that can fly direct routes rather than the old fashioned hub-and-spoke system. I don't want to change planes. I don't want overnight stays. I want to get in and out as hassle free as possible. Boeing had the answer in the 787. What Boeing really should do is shrink that 797 concept down to 787 size. It will be even smaller, cheaper, faster, more efficient than the 787 carrying the same number of passengers, able to reach more small air ports.