United orders 50 new Airbus long-range jets to replace Boeing 757s

Re:United orders 50 new Airbus long-range jets to replace Bo... by pdx_flyer on Wednesday December 04, 2019 @01:30PM (#21705287)

If Boeing had wanted to play ball on an NMA aircraft, United definitely would have purchased them. Instead they abandoned their smaller 787 variant and didn't pursue NMA at all, leaving the door wide open for Airbus.

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Re:United orders 50 new Airbus long-range jets to replace Bo... by inferiorhuman on Wednesday December 04, 2019 @09:46PM (#21709545)

Instead they abandoned their smaller 787 variant

They tried with the 787-3 and that simply didn't sell.

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Re:United orders 50 new Airbus long-range jets to replace Bo... by SenHeng on Wednesday December 04, 2019 @06:47PM (#21708412)

NMA? Not-Made-in-America? Something-Medium-Aircraft?

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Re:United orders 50 new Airbus long-range jets to replace Bo... by detaro on Wednesday December 04, 2019 @06:53PM (#21708452)

I assume "New-Midsize-Aircraft", which is the name under which Boing discusses concepts for a new series of planes.

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