Aircraft
New 777 wing is Boeing move against A350
Boeing Commercial Airplanes has begun to study the possibility of redesigning the wing on the 777 in an effort to more effectively compete against the Airb

Boeing Commercial Airplanes has begun to study the possibility of redesigning the wing on the 777 in an effort to more effectively compete against the Airbus A350XWB-1000. Chief executive Scott Carson told a press conference here in Paris yesterday that a re-winged 777 could offer an alternative to the still unlaunched 787-10, the so-called double stretch of the baseline 787-8 that stands ready to fly for the first time by the end of this month.

Although he said any move to re-wing the 777 won’t necessarily spell the end of the 787-10–discussions about which the company continues to hold with potential customers–Carson characterized the notion that the Boeing would most probably pursue one approach or the other as a “fair assessment.” Carson also said that it remained “too early to tell” when such a project would get under way.