In recent years Boeing had a plan to launch a new aircraft, developed from scratch, the well-known NMA project, which we have already addressed in several publications here on the AEROFLAP Portal.
However, Boeing is not expected to bring anything new to market until 2025, Boeing Chief Executive Dave Calhoun said.
The American manufacturer carried out its last launch of a really new aircraft in 2004, with the presentation of the first fuselage in 2007. Since then, Boeing has presented two updates: The 737 MAX family and the 777X.
Boeing, however, has good reason not to bet on a new aircraft, Calhoun said. For the time being, there is no significant increase in technologies that make a difference, in comparison with the planes currently on the market.
But the manufacturer will continue to invest in technology, so that, at the right time, it will be able to build a possible successor to the 737 MAX. Calhoun said the studies are focused on digital tools to streamline the design and engineering of new planes.
“It takes a lot of learning, the number of tests you can virtually run in airplane design and performance, manufacturing and service. But we have to develop and mature the tools” , he added. “So we have them. We practice them in several of our defense programs, some of which you see, some of which you don't.”
Calhoun previously stated that Boeing's focus, in addition to developing its technologies for a reliable level of application, is to resume deliveries of the 737 MAX and especially the 787, in addition to certifying the 777X, something expected to occur between 2024 and 2025.
With information Bloomberg.
