What’s in a name? It turns out, quite a lot. Boeing released an artist’s rendering of its next-generation twin-aisle commercial jetliner at the Paris Air Show this week, giving the world an early look at the planemaker’s “middle-market airplane” – what everybody is justifiably already referring to as the Boeing 797.
At Paris Air Show, Boeing Teases the ‘797’
Key Takeaways:
- Boeing unveiled an early look at its "middle-market airplane" (unofficially the Boeing 797) at the Paris Air Show, a twin-aisle jet designed to seat 220-270 passengers and enter service in 2025.
- The 797 is intended to fill a gap in Boeing's lineup between the 737 workhorse and the advanced 787 Dreamliner, with an estimated market of up to 4,000 units.
- Boeing's "7x7" naming convention originated from reserving the 700-block for commercial jets, starting with the 707 due to marketing preference over 700.
- While generally sequential (e.g., 727, 737, 747), the naming has included historical quirks, such as the 717 designation being used for both a military tanker and later a single-aisle model acquired from McDonnell-Douglas.
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