Boeing Offers B737NGE New Generation Engine for American Airlines Order

While Boeing lost out to Airbus in the American Airlines order battle by

1. Losing supply monopoly of more than 2 decades
2. Number and Price of aircraft ordered (Airbus has 60 more orders and 265 more options)

it also wins with 43.5% (100 B737 + 100 B737NGE  vs  130 A320 + 130 A320NEO) of the order and less than 22% (40 B737 + 60 B737NGE  vs  85 A320 + 280 A320NEO) of the options.

However, the big Boeing win is that it has stabilized its design position on the B737 - Re-engine. This is also a win for airlines that operate B737's, specially Southwest Airlines, that now has their flight efficiency path assured for the next 10 years.

As to the B797 New Small Airplane, I think Boeing will still pursue this for 2020 introduction but will cover the 150-below passenger count to cover the Bombardier CSeries competitor, and plug the hole in its product line range. As I have said before, it can be a win-win situation for them if Boeing and Embraer can cooperate on this.

My preferred name for the new B737 variant is Boeing 737 NGE - New Generation Engine/Enhanced.