Welcome Omar. I think it’s pretty obvious that Boeing is going to be very dependant on the 777 family in the future, along with the new 7E7. They have made it clear in the past that the ‘Superjumbo’ is not viable and they favor long-range twin jets as opposed to 4-holers. However, how much more can the 777 family grow? With the 5 versions currently on offer, they can really only shrink it to make it super long range. As it is, I think they’re pushing the envelope with the 777-200LR. I just think that ranges in upwards of 8,000 statute miles should be flown by 4-holers, but that’s just my opinion, and I surely don’t work for Boeing. If they were going to do this, they should have never made the initial ‘A-market’ version, or they should have classified it as the -100 series. That way, the ‘B-market’ model would have been the standard -200 and this new longer range model would be the -200ER. As it is, other than those initial orders, not too many of the ‘A-market’ versions have been ordered. United has a handful that they use on their domestic and Hawaii routes. SQ has quite a few, as well. Clearly the ‘B-market’ is the model of choice, as sales for any versions of the -300 haven’t been great, either.
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