Covid-19 Right Sizes the Market to 787's

                                

                                                    Andrew Boydston 

                                                      Chief Blogger

No airline in this pandemic is buying wide body (WB) yet. Boeing lucked out  with its 787 programs as it offers a smaller seat count per airplane than the A350 family of aircraft when passenger seat ticket sales have a quantity decline. The dip in covid-19 seat sales allows Boeing's airline customers to reconfigure floor plans more efficiently. 

Thus a 240 seat 787 can reconfigure with a 180 seat variation being purchased by the airline for less money than the purchase price of a A350-900 or A 350-1000. 

The 787-10 is more attractive for stuffing covid-19 risk passenger than the A350-1000 400 seater going all the way across oceans and continents.

Boeing is positioned better than Airbus to sweep airshows in 2021.