What alternative does Boeing have? What with Airbus running away with all the goodies these days (Deservedly in my view). I wonder how much more can be wrung out of the dear ‘ol 747. But bending, stretching and tweaking old designs seems to have been the Boeing way for some years now, I guess with the exception of the 777. This flawed plan seems to have brought Boeing Commercial to where it now finds itself. Maybe the 7E7 will be the company’s salvation, but it seems an awful lot of eggs in one basket to me.