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by CaptainZapp 2603 days ago
Boeing was considering that. But were caught completely off-guard by the announcement of Airbus' 320NEO.

American Airlines (a life long Boeing customer) placing a massive order of 320NEO put Boeing into full throttle panic mode and triggered the unfortunate decision to apply yet a number of hacks to an airframe, which was not suitable for the purpose.