Just as Embraer is selling the right-sizing advantages of its ERJs and Bombardier is considering the launch of a 110- to 149-seat aircraft, The Air France-KLM duo is urging
Boeing and
Airbus to accelerate plans for a single-aisle, more-fuel-efficient replacement aircraft, something
Boeing tabled recently.
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