BUSINESS BRIEFING / AEROSPACE
Times Wire Reports
Boeing Co. may build a new wing for its 15-year-old 777 plane to compete with the Airbus A350 as the Chicago company’s Dreamliner model loses out on contracts when a bigger aircraft is needed.
Airbus’ A350-1000 will seat 350 people when it enters service in 2013 -- 60 more than the largest 787 Dreamliner. The 777 can carry almost 370 passengers but needs a new wing to boost its efficiency, Boeing commercial planes chief Scott Carson said.
He added that Boeing could also respond with a bigger 787 or even an all-new model.
