Delta CEO says don’t overbuild ‘797’; skeptical on hypersonic airliner

Delta Air Lines CEO Ed Bastian reaffirmed his interest in the Boeing new mid-market aircraft ( NMA), which he dubbed the 797, but is far less certain of the need for another potential new airliner that Boeing unveiled this week, a Mach 5 hypersonic aircraft. During a fireside chat at the National...
Karen Walker

Karen Walker is Air Transport World Editor-in-Chief and Aviation Week Network Group Air Transport Editor-in-Chief. She joined ATW in 2011 and oversees the editorial content and direction of ATW, Routes and Aviation Week Group air transport content.

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