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	A380.y2u.co.uk - Airbus A380 - Information with Photos (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		The A380 is now the largest passenger airliner, topping the Boeing 747, which was the largest for 35 years.
		At the time, Boeing was considering a New Large Aircraft to replace the 747, and had recently acquired McDonnell Douglas and their cancelled MD-12 design.
		While the A380 was being marketed, Boeing floated the concept of the 747X, a version of the 747 with the forebody "hump" extended aftwards for more passenger room.
	a380.y2u.co.uk (1572 words)

	CNN.com - Boeing slowing 747X superjumbo? - Mar. 29, 2001
		A Boeing spokesman declined to comment late Wednesday, but the world's largest plane maker recently said it was discussing with airline customers a triangle-shaped "delta-wing" plane that would carry about 250 passengers and cut trans-Atlantic travel by 90 minutes compared to current subsonic flights.
		Boeing (BA: Research, Estimates) Chairman Phil Condit last week said he was "excited" about the possibility of a new mid-sized jet that would fly at Mach.95, or 95 percent of the speed of sound, which is roughly 750 mph at sea level and 660 mph at 30,000 feet.
		Boeing last week announced plans to move its corporate headquarters out of Seattle, where it has built airplanes for 85 years, in a move aimed at de-emphasizing the commercial airplane unit.
	robots.cnn.com /2001/BUSINESS/03/29/boeing.reut (413 words)

	Boeing 747-400X, ER & QLR (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		The 747X program was frozen in March 2001, but not officially dropped, when Boeing announced that it was now working on an airplane capable of flying at the threshold of the speed of sound and dubbed the "Sonic Cruiser".
		On 29 March, Boeing indicated to the press that it was freezing 747X development work, as well as the 767-400ERX, a growth derivative of the -400ER.
		Boeing highlighted that it was working on a further development stage that would retain some of the features developed for the 747X.
	airtransportbiz.free.fr /Aircraft/747X-4.html (760 words)

	Boeing unveils new, faster plane of the future (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		Boeing Chairman Phil Condit said early this year that the company was putting more effort into the development of a plane to serve what's known as the middle of the commercial market.
		Boeing is still working on the design of the new plane, but the project would consist of a family of planes that would seat between 100 and 300 passengers, sources said.
		Boeing has always maintained that the market for a plane bigger than the 747-400 was not big enough to justify the cost of developing an all-new jumbo or superjumbo, and that's why it was looking at a derivative design.
	www.seattlep-i.com /business/cancel29.shtml (1040 words)

	BBC NEWS \| Business \| Boeing shelves super jumbo
		Boeing recently said it was discussing with airline customers a triangle-shaped "delta-wing" plane that would carry about 250 passengers and cut transatlantic travel by 90 minutes compared to current subsonic flights.
		Boeing Chairman Phil Condit last week said he was "excited" about the possibility of a new mid-sized jet that would fly at Mach.95, or 95% of the speed of sound, which is roughly 740 mph (1,200 kph), depending on temperature and altitude.
		Boeing last week announced plans to move its corporate headquarters out of Seattle, where it has built airplanes for 85 years, in a move aimed at switching the focus away from its commercial aeroplane unit.
	news.bbc.co.uk /hi/english/business/newsid_1249000/1249737.stm (658 words)

	Boeing is resolute about new 747X (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		Boeing halted work on the 747-500/600 in January 1997 after its market studies showed there was not enough demand for a superjumbo to justify the huge costs of developing a new airplane.
		Underscoring Boeing's seriousness about the 747X, Gillette was given the office first occupied by Mulally when he was named vice president and general manager of what became the very successful 777 program.
		Boeing is well along with its engineering plans for the 747X, which consists of two basic airplane designs.
	www.seattlep-i.com /business/boe135.shtml (1442 words)

	AeroWorldNet(tm) - Boeing Takes 747X to Asia [June 6, 2000]
		Boeing is mounting a massive sales campaign in Southeast Asia to wrest the momentum off Airbus for the mega jumbo.
		Boeing is looking at three 747 derivatives to meet the market needs to carry more passengers and fly further.
		The overall length of the 747X Stretch would be 264 feet 3 inches compared to the current overall length of 231 feet 10 inches.
	www.aeroworldnet.com /1tw06050.htm (832 words)

	Boeing Compares 747X and Airbus A3XX Economics
		Boeing comparisons of 747X and A3XX economics are based on its Boeing's own "Boeing A3XX" design, and not on numbers published by Airbus or included in the European group's offers to airlines, according to John Roundhill, Boeing Commercial VP for product strategy and development.
		Boeing does not present its assessment of the A3XX in detail, but it appears to represent a significant discount from published Airbus figures.
		Boeing, for example, claims that the 747X "flies about 700 nmi further than the A3XX." Boeing claims a range of 7,600 nmi for the 747X with 522 passengers (in a three-class layout, with flight-attendant rest areas and galley stowage in the upper lobe), suggesting a range of 6,900 nmi for the "Boeing" A3XX-100.
	www.aviationnow.com /shownews/00farn4/topsto19.htm (381 words)

	Boeing Shelves 747X to Focus on Faster Jet (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		Boeing is shelving plans for its giant 747X and instead will focus on developing the "Sonic Cruiser" ¡ª a radically new jetliner that will travel at nearly the speed of sound, the aerospace company announced Thursday.
		Instead, Boeing released drawings for an aircraft unlike any other existing commercial jet, with a delta wing near its tail, two smaller wings near the nose, and a pair of engines blended into the wing.
		A similar group of airlines was used to advise Boeing in developing its 777 jet family in the early 1990s.
	english.peopledaily.com.cn /english/200103/30/print20010330_66406.html (319 words)

	Boeing expected to launch new airliner - The Washington Times: Business (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		Boeing's board of directors is widely expected to agree today at the end of a two-day meeting in Chicago on offering the 7E7 for sale to airlines —; a step that could lead to a formal start of the program in mid-2004, assuming there is sufficient demand from customers.
		Boeing is led for the first time by a McDonnell Douglas veteran, Harry Stonecipher, who returned from retirement this month to take the CEO's post after a rash of ethics scandals within the company's defense business prompted Phil Condit's resignation.
		Boeing spokesmen have said that if there is positive news from today's board meeting, company executives would first announce the decision to employees tomorrow in Seattle.
	www.washtimes.com /business/20031214-102040-8894r.htm (428 words)

	Boeing In No Hurry to Launch 747X
		Boeing is in no hurry to launch the 747X to compete with the giant Airbus A3XX.
		Boeing is proposing a four-aircraft family of 747Xs, all incorporating 105-inch wing root inserts that will increase fuel capacity by an extra 130,000 lbs.
		The 747X Stretch, seating up to 522 passengers in three classes in a fuselage 31.5 ft longer than today's 747-400 at 264 ft. Compared to today's 747-400 it will carry 100 more passengers some 435 nmi farther (up to 7,600 nmi) at Mach.87, making it the fastest subsonic airliner in the skies.
	www.aviationnow.com /shownews/00farn1/topsto31.htm (619 words)

	Boeing sees jet sales of $1.7 trillion by 2020 - Jun. 20, 2001
		Boeing predicts only 5 percent of sales, or 1,100 jets, will be jumbo jets the size of the Boeing 747 or larger.
		Boeing said that during the next 20 years it sees aircraft services being worth $3 trillion, or nearly twice what it sees carriers spending on new aircraft.
		Boeing's forecast was simply an industry-wide outlook and had no projections for its own sales or profit guidance.
	money.cnn.com /2001/06/20/companies/jets/index.htm (500 words)

	Japanese role considered crucial to Boeing's 747X (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		In recent weeks, Boeing Chairman Phil Condit and other top executives have been in Japan to persuade government and industry to make an investment that could be as high as $1 billion, or 20 percent of the program -- in exchange for work on main wing subassemblies.
		Boeing needs to protect its most important turf from rival Airbus Industrie, which has been trying -- unsuccessfully -- since early last year to sign up the Japanese as partners in the development of the A380 superjumbo.
		The 747X program includes a stretch version that would carry about 100 more passengers than the 416-seat 747-400, and a super long-range derivative that would be about the same size as the 747-400.
	seattlepi.nwsource.com /business/wing19.shtml (699 words)

	CNN.com - Boeing 1Q profits fly over forecasts - Apr. 20, 2001
		Boeing (BA: up $0.52 to $61.15, Research, Estimates) earned $762 million, or 89 cents a share excluding one-time items, in the first quarter.
		Phil Condit, Boeing's CEO, said the company remains committed to reaching a 10 percent or better operating margin at every unit of the company, and believes that improvement is possible even from current levels in commercial aircraft.
		Boeing, the world's largest aircraft manufacturer and the nation's largest exporter, had a one-time tax gain of $475 million.
	www.cnn.com /2001/BUSINESS/04/20/boeing (923 words)

	Boeing surprises by leaving super-jumbo skies to rival
		But the biggest plus for Boeing was that the deal would make it the world's second-biggest defence company with pro forma sales of $18-billion, just behind US rival Lockheed Martin's $19,4-billion.
		With Boeing rolling out enhanced models of its long-haul, twin-engined 767 and 777-300 (370 passengers), the scene was set for a battle royal between the two builders even before the advent of their competing super-jumbos.
		Boeing cancelled the 747X project and left the field clear for Airbus - a highly uncharacteristic move for the Seattle-based giant.
	www.btimes.co.za /97/0202/world/world3.htm (611 words)

	Boeing 747-400X, ER & QLR (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		The 747X derivatives were to have the Aviation Partner's blended winglets, that equip the 737-800s, although the choice would later revert to the raked wingtips, for cost and weight reasons.
		Boeing intended to launch these derivatives in 2001, six to nine months after the initial presentation, if sufficient orders could be signed – between 10 and 30 were expected.
		A Boeing mock-up outlined that on flights with the typical flight length and passenger load that the 747X airplanes would operate, there might be as many as 100 galleys carts in the airplane.
	airtransportbiz.free.fr /Aircraft/747X-3.html (707 words)

	Boeing's Future in the 21st Century
		Boeing says there is a trend away from 'high density' routes (ie between two major hubs) and a trend towards nonstop secondary routes that don't need to connect through hubs.
		If Boeing had proceeded to develop the plane, some airlines would have purchased it, and that would have then forced the other airlines into purchasing the plane too, so as not to give an advantage to their competitors.
		Boeing had gone from being 100% committed to the 747X to canceling it, and in less than two years repeated the process with the Sonic Cruiser concept.
	www.thetravelinsider.info /2003/boeing4.htm (4335 words)

	Boeing scraps 747X, plans faster jet - Mar. 29, 2001
		NEW YORK (CNNfn) - Aircraft maker Boeing Co. is dropping plans for a larger version of the 747 jumbo jet, conceding that segment of the market to competitor Airbus Industrie, and instead will seek to develop a commercial jet that will fly just under the speed of sound.
		But Boeing has found no buyers for its 747X, as the proposed larger, longer-range version of its plane is called, while Airbus has orders for 66 of the A380s.
		Mecray said Boeing had never been committed to the super-jumbo market and started looking at a 747X only in response to Airbus' efforts, despite its top officials questioning the market for the plane.
	money.cnn.com /2001/03/29/companies/boeing (816 words)

	USATODAY.com - Boeing bets that faster is better than bigger (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		SEATTLE —; Boeing has decided to put development of its proposed 747X superjumbo on the back burner and instead pursue a new, midsize jet capable of flying very long routes at near the speed of sound.
		In suspending work on the 747X, a stretch version of Boeing's largest model, Boeing abdicated the market for jets with 500-plus seats to Airbus, which is developing the A380.
		Boeing anticipates that airlines will want to fly routes such as Seattle to Singapore, Denver to Shangai or Los Angeles to Paris with a fast, midsize jetliner, and that it can sell many more midsize, very fast and very long-range jets than superjumbo jets.
	www.usatoday.com /money/biztravel/2001-03-29-boeing.htm (474 words)

	Boeing too plans superjumbo at $4 bn cost
		Condit said Boeing was pitching the 747X to the same customers Airbus has announced as potential launch customers for the A3XX, a $12 billion project that the European firm began marketing last month.
		The Boeing 747X would be a modified version of the existing 747 able to take off at heavier gross weights that would allow the creation of two sub-variants.
		Boeing has offered only a General Electric engine on its latest model, the 777X, and Condit confirmed reports that GE had offered to partly finance development of the plane as part of the deal to make it the exclusive 777X powerplant supplier.
	www.expressindia.com /ie/daily/20000708/ibu08018.html (503 words)

	Evening News (Edinburgh, Scotland) : Sonic Cruiser a flier as Boeing's 747X is dumped. @ HighBeam Research (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		Start / E / Evening News (Edinburgh, Scotland) / March 30, 2001 / Sonic Cruiser a flier as Boeing's 747X is dumped.
		Sonic Cruiser a flier as Boeing's 747X is dumped.
		Boeing said it was dumping plans for the 747X, the 520-seat superjumbo it planned to build to rival Airbus Industrie's under-development superjumbo.
	static.highbeam.com /e/eveningnewsedinburghscotland/march302001/soniccruiseraflierasboeings747xisdumped/index.html (230 words)

	Plane not ready but Boeing's ad is in pipeline (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		Boeing has yet to commit to launching additional versions of the venerable 747 jumbo jet, seen as a response to the double-decker A3XX superjumbo jet that European rival Airbus Industrie formally launched in June.
		The company is talking to its customers about three new versions of the 747: the 747-400x with increased weight tolerances, the long-range 747x which would be the longest-range passenger aircraft in the world, and the 747x stretch, which would add 9 1/2m to the length of the 747.
		Boeing chairman Phil Condit said a final decision would be made by late this year or early in 2001.
	adtimes.nstp.com.my /archive/aug11f.htm (355 words)

	Boeing Company and Airbus Industrie
		The move means Boeing will concede its monopoly for airline flagships as European rival Airbus focuses on its new super-jumbo A380, which competes with Boeing's 747 jumbo jets.
		Boeing has been pitching the 747X for two years, but has yet to announce an order, while Airbus has announced 66 orders for its new plane.
		The new jets would leapfrog Boeing ahead of Airbus in the airliner technology race, as the 15-20% gain in speed could mean cutting more than an hour from some U.S. air routes, about two hours on some trans-Atlantic flights and up to three hours on some Pacific routes.
	www.msnusers.com /BoeingCompanyandAirbusIndustrie/747xcanceled.msnw (339 words)

	The Seattle Times: Boeing/aerospace: Bigger 747 gets a close look
		Boeing is reportedly conducting a high-level review today to decide whether to proceed with the 747 Advanced expanded jumbo jet.
		Boeing's iconic airplane, the 747 jumbo jet, is at a crucial turning point.
		Boeing claims the 747 Advanced would have a cruising speed of 0.86 mach, a tad faster than Airbus' A380, which will cruise at about 0.85 mach.
	seattletimes.nwsource.com /html/boeingaerospace/2002161936_boeing27.html (1093 words)

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