Boeing New Midsize Airplane
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The New Midsize Airplane ( NMA for short , unofficially Boeing 797 ) was a project for a twin - engine, medium - haul airliner from the US aircraft manufacturer Boeing with a range of 8,000 kilometers and a capacity for 225 to 270 passengers. The project was to succeed the Boeing 757 , which was discontinued in 2004 , and to compete directly with the Airbus A321neo with an increased range . The then Boeing 787 program manager Mark Jenks was in charge of the project .
The plan was an oval body with two transition series ( English twin aisle ) for fast boarding . According to official plans from 2017, the jet should go into service in 2025, but according to insider reports not until 2027. Development began in 2019 and is expected to cost 15 billion US dollars . Boeing anticipated a market of up to 4,000 aircraft.
After the crash of two Boeing 737 MAXs in 2018 and 2019 , the manufacturer got into a serious crisis and stopped development of the New Midsize Airplane.
variants
The concept envisaged two variants of the aircraft type. The smaller Boeing 797-6X is expected to offer 225 passengers with a range of 9260 kilometers and will come onto the market first, followed two years later by the slightly larger Boeing 797-7X for 265-275 passengers with a range of 8330 km.
Mission profile
As a middle-of-the-market (MoM) aircraft, the Boeing 797 would have been positioned between classic short-haul aircraft such as the Boeing 737 and long- haul aircraft such as the Boeing 777 and Boeing 787 in terms of passenger capacity and range . Today, aircraft in this category mainly serve longer domestic flights in the United States and short transatlantic routes. MoM aircraft were last represented in the Boeing portfolio by the Boeing 757 as the longest narrow-body aircraft and the Boeing 767 as the compact wide-body aircraft, but since production ended their passenger versions in 2004 and 2014, there has been a gap in the range between the 737-900ER (max. 220 passengers, 5925 km range) as the largest 737 version and the 787-8 (max. 381 passengers, 13,620 km range) as the smallest 787 version.
Main competitor Airbus announced in 2014 that it wanted to cover the MoM area with an A321 derivative with an increased range. The result, the Airbus A321LR , has been delivered since November 2018 and is being marketed by Airbus as a 757 replacement with increased range, lower operating costs and a cabin width that is 16 cm larger. Airbus announced an A321XLR with an even greater range in October 2018 and announced the market launch for 2023 in 2019.
With a range of approx. 9000 km, in addition to all North American domestic flights, most of the classic transatlantic routes could have been operated with the Boeing 797 ( assuming a corresponding ETOPS certification). With the desired lower costs per passenger kilometer, even less popular direct connections in the point-to-point system should be economically profitable.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Boeing creates program office for New Mid-market Airplane , accessed on December 24, 2017
- ↑ Boeing sets up project office for "797" , accessed December 23, 2017
- ↑ Boeing Outlines Notional NMA Timetable , accessed December 24, 2017
- ↑ Boeing moves EIS target for NMA to 2027: sources , accessed December 24, 2017
- ↑ Boeing brings top designer into the "797" shadow cabinet , accessed on December 23, 2017
- ↑ Gerhard Hegmann: Boeing is risking its future by halting development. In: THE WORLD. January 23, 2020, accessed January 23, 2020 .
- ↑ Boeing continues to believe in 797 from 2025 . In: aerotelegraph.com . ( aerotelegraph.com [accessed December 22, 2018]).
- ↑ Exclusive: Airbus launches "A321neoLR" long range to replace 757-200W - Leeham News and Comment . In: Leeham News and Comment . October 21, 2014 ( leehamnews.com [accessed October 7, 2018]).
- ↑ Airbus plans for an A321 XLR are becoming more concrete . In: airliners.de . ( airliners.de [accessed October 14, 2018]).
- ↑ Airbus A321XLR arrives in 2023. June 17, 2019, accessed on January 23, 2020 .