Boeing Faces New Catch-Up
In response to Timothy E. Rea’s letter “Boeing Blew It Again” (AW&ST Apr. 14, p. 12), the 737-300 first flew three years before the A320. This second-generation 737 had new engines but retained the old wing. The new, and long overdue, wing had to wait until the third-generation 737-700 first flew in...
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