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Boeing 737 Re-engining Decision Hinges On Replacement Timing
Boeing's decision to re-engine the existing 737
Boeing's decision to retrofit new engines on the 737 could depend as much on the technology available for an all-new replacement airplane by 2020 as any move by Airbus to re-engine the A320. (Copyright Boeing)
Boeing's decision to retrofit new engines on the 737 could depend as much on the technology available for an all-new replacement airplane by 2020 as any move by Airbus to re-engine the A320. (Copyright Boeing)

Boeing's decision to re-engine the existing 737 will depend not only on the actions of arch-rival Airbus, but whether or not the Chicago-based airframe maker concludes that it could bring to market a good enough replacement airplane by 2020, Boeing CEO Jim McNerney told analysts and investors at last week’s Sanford C. Bernstein Strategic Decisions Conference in New York. 

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