A Longer Ranged 777-300ER is possible as the next iteration of the very successful 777 line. Its objective will be to connect and to service all possible city pairs worldwide. It's like a lengthened 777LR with additional range.
The possible markets are Sydney to London, New York, Chicago; London to Tokyo, Hong Kong; Dubai to Los Angeles, Buenos Aires; etc. City pairs that are not now regularly makes economic sense.
This is creating a 747-like monopoly again for Boeing.
Boeing may do this, in addition to a 787-10, to blunt the Airbus A-350. By going to a 787-10, it may concentrate modifications to the 773ER for range instead of a massive redesign. And the 777-8 LR will surely benefit from 787 technologies, and newer technologies from:
1. UAV's or Unmanned Aerial Vehicles - flight efficiency planning, control redundancy
2. GENx modifications to GE90
3. Fuselage utilization reconfiguration
And can the 783 be a 757 eplacement?
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