It strikes me that this announcement and Bomdardier's announcement cancelling the CSeries 110-130 pax intercontinental jet (see http:// www.forbes.com/technology/feeds/ap/2006/01/31/ap2489554.html ), on the very same day, are not exactly a coincidence... -- Michael C. Berch mcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx On Jan 31, 2006, at 4:16 PM, Roger LaFrance wrote: > Boeing Launches Longest-Range 737 > January 31, 2006 Boeing on Tuesday said it had launched the > longest-range ever version of its best-selling 737 passenger jet, > thanks to an order from Japan's All Nippon Airways (ANA). > ANA ordered the 737-700ER by converting two existing orders for > standard 737-700s, Boeing said. The new plane will be capable of > flying up to 5,510 nautical miles with optional fuel tanks and > blended winglets. > That range would allow a nonstop flight from Tokyo to Brussels or > from Brussels to San Francisco, said a Boeing spokeswoman. > The jet, which would carry 126 people in a two-class > configuration, is based on Boeing's existing Boeing Business Jet, > which is already being used by Lufthansa on some routes between the > United States and Germany. [...]