Boeing has been considering building the aircraft for years. However, the dithering has seen previously loyal customers like Qantas move on and place orders for Airbus A321s. Meanwhile, large US ...

Delta Airlines, one of the world's largest carriers, recently placed a major order for the Boeing 737 MAX 10, marking the largest Boeing order in years and signaling a new chapter in its evolving ...

So Boeing must make a decision on the 797 soon, even as it focuses on trying to fix the Max. “There’s certainly some pressure from some customers. It’s a big decision,” said Cai von Rumohr.

Boeing has moved company veteran and 777X chief project engineer Terry Beezhold to the new ‘797’ team, the company confirmed. Boeing has not yet assigned roles for members of the team.

Boeing 797 EIS could be postponed to late 2027. Postponing EIS fits timeline of aircraft development and technological readiness.

Boeing is targeting a 30% unit-cost improvement over its aging 757 and 767 models. Based on these parameters, the 797 would be an ideal aircraft for routes from the East Coast and Midwest to Europe.

For the smaller Boeing 797-2, we estimated a sales price of $75.3 million while the bigger Boeing 797-3 would sell for $79 million in a low pricing scenario and $83.6 million in a higher pricing ...

It may be several years before the new Boeing "797" airliner is put into production, but several airlines are already expressing their interest in the aircraft. According to CNNMoney.com, Norwegian ...

Whether Boeing will find sufficient justification for developing the 797 -- at an estimated cost of $10 billion -- was a hot topic among customers and suppliers as the Air Show opened Monday.

FARNBOROUGH, England — Though industry analysts have long assumed Boeing’s next new jet would have an all-composite airframe like the 787, cost considerations may now favor a shift to building ...

So Boeing must make a decision on the 797 soon, even as it focuses on trying to fix the Max. “There’s certainly some pressure from some customers. It’s a big decision,” said Cai von Rumohr.

Problems with Boeing's 737 Max killed 346 people. The plane's grounding has cost the company billions of dollars and caused problems for airlines around the globe.