The points guy is a terrible source largely full of mistakes and poor information.
For instance: “ If built, the 797 would bridge the range and capacity gap between the narrowbody 737 family and the much larger 787 and 777 families — a slot occupied by the now-geriatric 757 and 767.”
The 787 and the 767 are the same size to a rounding error. The 787 is basically a drop in replacement for the 767 but much more efficient.
And further, the 737MAX and the A321LR (and A320neo) and even the A220 are designed to replace the role of the 757 in air travel. The US market wants smaller aircraft that are more efficient and fly longer range to open up more frequencies. They’re getting them.
> “ I may be biased, since I fly it, but you might undoubtedly call it the most versatile jetliner Boeing has ever built. It’s a medium-capacity, high-performing plane able to turn a profit on both short and longer-haul routes”
Even a quick perusal down Wikipedia would tell you the 757s are incredibly inefficient aircraft, getting a second wind a cargo haulers due to their way outsized power to weight ratio. And even with all that they can’t make regularly scheduled east coast transatlantic flights without often stopping along the way if there are temperatures or headwinds.
As for domestic travel the sheer inefficiency of the planes makes them a poor contender. Really only the full-transcon corridor made any sense at all and even those are being replaced. JetBlue went all A320. They’re by no means “able to turn a profit on short and medium haul flying” solely by virtue of them being scheduled. They’re often flying them for utilization reasons. Can you even call any of this flying “profitable” when American had a 3% margin last quarter across their entire route network, lost money on domestic and made it up on international?
The 737 will absolutely take the place of the 757, and already was scheduled to prior to the MCAS issues coming to light.
For instance: “ If built, the 797 would bridge the range and capacity gap between the narrowbody 737 family and the much larger 787 and 777 families — a slot occupied by the now-geriatric 757 and 767.”
The 787 and the 767 are the same size to a rounding error. The 787 is basically a drop in replacement for the 767 but much more efficient.
And further, the 737MAX and the A321LR (and A320neo) and even the A220 are designed to replace the role of the 757 in air travel. The US market wants smaller aircraft that are more efficient and fly longer range to open up more frequencies. They’re getting them.
> “ I may be biased, since I fly it, but you might undoubtedly call it the most versatile jetliner Boeing has ever built. It’s a medium-capacity, high-performing plane able to turn a profit on both short and longer-haul routes”
Even a quick perusal down Wikipedia would tell you the 757s are incredibly inefficient aircraft, getting a second wind a cargo haulers due to their way outsized power to weight ratio. And even with all that they can’t make regularly scheduled east coast transatlantic flights without often stopping along the way if there are temperatures or headwinds.
As for domestic travel the sheer inefficiency of the planes makes them a poor contender. Really only the full-transcon corridor made any sense at all and even those are being replaced. JetBlue went all A320. They’re by no means “able to turn a profit on short and medium haul flying” solely by virtue of them being scheduled. They’re often flying them for utilization reasons. Can you even call any of this flying “profitable” when American had a 3% margin last quarter across their entire route network, lost money on domestic and made it up on international?
The 737 will absolutely take the place of the 757, and already was scheduled to prior to the MCAS issues coming to light.