Are you my MOM?

Boeing’s Middle of the Market quandary

Has the unthinkable happened and Boeing lost the ‘Right Stuff’? Could Airbus, clear leader in the so-called Middle of the Market (MOM) segment, launch a replacement for a market it already dominates as Boeing dithers? These are the questions surrounding commercial aviation’s hottest topic coming out of the 2016 Farnborough Airshow.

The MOM is essentially a 757 replacement with some growth between 230 and 270 seats with range around 5,000nm and an expected twin-aisle configuration with a 2-2-2 cross-section, or possibly slightly wider.