Originally Posted by notsosmart
Progression is one reason, of course, but Boeings PR machine di state that one of the reasons for naming the aircraft 787 and for the timing of the naming was the fact that a big order was being announced at the same time by chinese carriers; as the other poster stated, 8 is a lucky number in China.
Just to debate the progression issue, the 717 came out WELL after the 727... mind you, its a smaller carrier, but still...
