737-900x

tjwgrr · 02-26-2003, 08:22 AM

Boeing talking with airlines to launch new 737-900 jet
The Associated Press
2/24/03 8:09 PM

SEATTLE (AP) -- Boeing Co. is talking with several airlines in Europe and Asia, looking for a launch customer so it can bring out a new version of the 737-900 jet.

The proposed plane, known as the 737-900X, could carry as many as 220 passengers and would target competitor Airbus' A321 jet. Airbus' jet can carry that many passengers and has been popular with European tour operators.

"This plane will bring us into direct competition with the Airbus A321," Kenneth Hiebert, regional director of product marketing for Boeing Commercial Airplanes, told the Seattle Post-Intelligencer. "It will give us head-to-head competition."

Design changes -- including adding two emergency exit doors just behind the wings -- are key to helping the plane carry more passengers. Safety regulations limit the current 737-900 jet to no more than 189 passengers.

Boeing has long been talking with airlines about a 737-900 that could carry more passengers and travel as far as 2,770 nautical miles.

"We are talking to customers who are very interested in the plane," Hiebert said. "I can't say if something is imminent or not, but our hope is sooner rather than later."

richie154 · 02-26-2003, 03:57 PM

well, i hope Boeing goes through w/ it...shouldnt Boeing add more powerful engines to it though? the A321 is a dog, so i hear.

9V-SVC · 02-26-2003, 11:48 PM

I hope Airbus do something to counter the B737-900X . The A321 definately needs more powerful engines .

AV8TOR · 02-27-2003, 12:58 AM

The 737 is the plane to have, I'd hate to see what an Airbus counter to this would look like.

KJC · 02-27-2003, 02:45 AM

Why not a shortened, super long-range 757? It seems this could also serve on long, thin routes!

pi737 · 02-27-2003, 07:36 AM

220 in an A321? Hard to imagine, ours(US) have 169 with 24 in first. The A321 is a dog. Under powered and under winged.

Tony

02-26-2003, 08:22 AM	#1
tjwgrr Senior Collector Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: Grand Rapids, MI Posts: 471	737-900x Boeing talking with airlines to launch new 737-900 jet The Associated Press 2/24/03 8:09 PM SEATTLE (AP) -- Boeing Co. is talking with several airlines in Europe and Asia, looking for a launch customer so it can bring out a new version of the 737-900 jet. The proposed plane, known as the 737-900X, could carry as many as 220 passengers and would target competitor Airbus' A321 jet. Airbus' jet can carry that many passengers and has been popular with European tour operators. "This plane will bring us into direct competition with the Airbus A321," Kenneth Hiebert, regional director of product marketing for Boeing Commercial Airplanes, told the Seattle Post-Intelligencer. "It will give us head-to-head competition." Design changes -- including adding two emergency exit doors just behind the wings -- are key to helping the plane carry more passengers. Safety regulations limit the current 737-900 jet to no more than 189 passengers. Boeing has long been talking with airlines about a 737-900 that could carry more passengers and travel as far as 2,770 nautical miles. "We are talking to customers who are very interested in the plane," Hiebert said. "I can't say if something is imminent or not, but our hope is sooner rather than later."

02-26-2003, 03:57 PM	#2
richie154 Retired Hookah Master Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Valley of Heart's Delight Age: 24 Posts: 3,719	well, i hope Boeing goes through w/ it...shouldnt Boeing add more powerful engines to it though? the A321 is a dog, so i hear. __________________ The Devil can cite Scripture for his purpose. An evil soul producing holy witness is like a villian with a smiling cheek, a goodly apple rotten at the heart. Oh, what a goodly outside falsehood hath! Private Pilot: 10/20/2005 Private Multi Engine: 05/09/2008 The more things change, the more Mesa still sucks.

02-26-2003, 11:48 PM	#3
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02-27-2003, 12:58 AM	#4
AV8TOR Insane Collector Join Date: Jul 2000 Age: 34 Posts: 1,052	The 737 is the plane to have, I'd hate to see what an Airbus counter to this would look like. __________________ E ola mau ka `ôlelo Hawai`i!

02-27-2003, 02:45 AM	#5
KJC Insane Collector Join Date: Apr 2000 Location: Pasadena, CA Age: 37 Posts: 2,529	Why not a shortened, super long-range 757? It seems this could also serve on long, thin routes! __________________ The white zones are for the immediate loading and unloading of passengers only. No parking!

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pi737 Collector Join Date: May 2000 Location: Jamestown, NC USA Age: 43 Posts: 138	220 in an A321? Hard to imagine, ours(US) have 169 with 24 in first. The A321 is a dog. Under powered and under winged. Tony

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