Sometime yesterday, Boeing's new CEO announced that the NMA project is to go back to the drawing board, which will further delay any potential 797. We all know that Delta is very interested in this plane as a 757/767 replacement. We also all know that the 737 MAX has been a disaster for them and it is eating any potential R&D money from every other project. We've seen both AA and UA order the A321XLR even though UA really prefers to order from Boeing.
So, what will DL do? Will they bite the bullet and order some A321XLR and more A330neos? Or will they keep waiting for a potential 797 to come to market?
Boeing Delays NMA