The very reliable and well-proven Boeing 767 could replace the Boeing 737 on shorter and transcontinental routes as an Ecoliner intercity shuttle... Why would this change be possible?
1) A Boeing 767 carries approx. 100 more passengers than a Boeing 737 in its every variant that can be compared to a variant of the 737... It has to be mentioned that the 100 more passengers onboard a Boeing 767 can travel in a much more comfortable way than onboard a Boeing 737 (2 aisles, bigger seats and more headroom) - this aspect is not so important on shorter and transcontinental routes actually, still it could attract more passengers to commuting by airplane... Most importantly a Boeing 767 doesn't consume much more fuel than a Boeing 737 (if it consumes more fuel at all) but it carries 100 more passengers - this means that a Boeing 767 consumes much less fuel per passenger seat than a Boeing 737...
2) As a Boeing 767 carries approx. 100 more passengers than a comparable Boeing 737 airlines needed to schedule fewer flights based on the usage of the Boeing 767 on shorter and transcontinental routes than in case of the dispatch of the Boeing 737... Fewer scheduled flights would mean less fuel consumption again, less noise and less traffic in the air - that means more security, too...
The above means that the Boeing 767 would be already in its present terms a perfect Ecoliner intercity shuttle instead of the little bit aged Boeing 737... Still there are possibilities of an enhancement of the Boeing 767 to a really state-of-the-art mid-size passenger jet, too...
1) The Boeing 767 could be installed the hybrid winglets introduced on the Boeing 737 MAX, too... These three-way hybrid winglets are a combination of a blended winglet, of a wingtip fence and of a raked wingtip and can increase the fuel efficiency of a passenger jet in a meaningful way...
2) The new version of the Boeing 767 could be also fitted by turbofan jet-engines of the most modern design (turbine blades out of composite materials, zig-zag ending of the engines etc.) so it could be more fuel-efficient and quieter than earlier versions of the Boeing 767...
3) According to me, the interior of a current Boeing 767 is so comfortable and appealing that it would only need some new textiles for a moderner look and LED-lighting, of course...
If you want to make the Ecoliner concept reality - that means more fuel-efficiency, less noise, more comfort and more security - then you can turn the Boeing 767 in an Ecoliner intercity shuttle... The Airbus A330 is a possible concurrency of the Boeing 767 Ecoliner/ Intercity and you can be sure that Airbus, their airline customers and their passengers are considering an actual 21st Century solution for the enhancement of shorter and transcontinental flights...
Boeing, make yourself comfortable in 21st Century!
Best wishes, Joseph de la Mikula and Team
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