BOEING'S NEW JET PLANS: CUSTOMER REACTION LEADS BOEING TO EFFICIENCY INSTEAD OF SPEED

SUBTITLE: LONG MAY CONCORDE KEEP FLYING! BOEING HAS DROPPED PROPOSALS TO GET CLOSER TO THE SOUND BARRIER. SINCE THE "SONIC CRUISER" ATTRACTED LOTS OF ATTENTION BUT NO FIRM COMMITMENTS THE MANUFACTURER AS DECIDED INSTEAD TO DEVELOPA MORE CONVENTIONAL VEHICLE AFTER THE EQUATION LOOKING LIKE: LOWER SPEED + LOWER COSTS = MORE CUSTOMERS.

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• Supplemental Notes:
  • AVMARK AVIATION ECONOMIST, V. 19, NO. 8 (OCT. 2002), P. 2-3.
• Authors:
  • SOLON, DANIEL
• Publication Date: 2002-10

Language

• English

Media Info

• Serial:
  • Avmark Aviation Economist
  • Publisher: Avmark, Incorporated
  • ISSN: 0265-3311

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Airplanes; Design
• Identifier Terms: Boeing 787 aircraft; Boeing aircraft; Boeing Company
• Subject Areas: Aviation; Design;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00948646
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Northwestern University, Evanston
• Files: TLIB
• Created Date: Apr 2 2003 12:00AM