Originally Posted by Seattle Times

Calhoun also disclosed he has instructed engineers to go back to the drawing board for Boeing’s next new airplane. That reset could have a significant strategic impact on the competitive balance with rival Airbus, a sign of how deeply the MAX crisis has damaged Boeing. The new jet that Boeing was once expected to launch last year at the Paris Air Show now seems years away.

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Calhoun announced that the development work Boeing has been doing for several years on a new airplane — internally known as the New Midmarket Airplane (NMA) — is starting over. “We’re not giving up on the future,” he said. “But for me, my attention and that of my executive team, I simply want to be focused” on fixing the MAX and re-emphasizing engineering and safety.