Boeing weighs options for next jet upgrade
The Boeing Co., weighing choices for its next wide-body jet upgrade, said developing a stretched version of the 787 Dreamliner may require less work than devising a revamped 777.
Executives need to finish an engineering review before deciding when to present the two initiatives to the board, and Boeing won’t announce a new model at next month’s Farnborough air show, Commercial Airplanes President Jim Albaugh said at a briefing here Monday. “Right now, I’d say the maturity of the 787-10 is ahead of the 777X,” Albaugh said.
