Boeing can’t just have something up their sleeve… they can’t just say ‘ok, here’s our brand spanking new aicraft (a misnomer from Boeing if there ever was one…). Now, who wants to buy it?…

The point is, they’ve already missed the boat for the top end of the market’s orders, as those that can afford that size of aircraft have already commited to Airbus.

Aircraft aren’t something you order today and pichk up tomorrow…