Boeing is creating a new 737:http://www.flightglobal.com/blogs/flightblogger/2011/02/boeing-ceo-jim-mcnerney-were-g.htmlPMDG, can we get a release date for this new plane? (sorry, I couldn't resist) :( -Kevin McCartney

The 797 is coming!When PMDG releases the NGX in 2017, Boeing will be creating a 737 V2 and the NGX it will be already outdated! We have to get this bird NOW :( :( :(

Don't get too excited too early. Here's the exact quote from McNerney:"We're not done evaluating this whole situation yet, but our current bias is to not re-engine, is to move to a whole new airplane at the end of the decade, the beginning of the next decade."While he didn't disclose when Boeing would formally launch the replacement aircraft program, McNerney said customers "are going to know what it looks like over the next 18 months."The new plane would enter service around 2020, he said."Notice it's not a done deal pending full evaluation and notice the in-service date of 2020. You'll have plenty of time to enjoy your NGX before any replacement arrives in the next decade.

When PMDG releases the NGX in 2017

Good one! While I don't expect the NGX for FSX to take that long - 11 years after the target software's release! - I wouldn't be surprised if we have to wait that long for the PMDG NGX for Flight II. I'd expect by that time, Flight II (or III) will run an en entirely cloud-based OS; which itself will have nearly eliminated piracy.

Don't get too excited too early. Here's the exact quote from McNerney:"We're not done evaluating this whole situation yet, but our current bias is to not re-engine, is to move to a whole new airplane at the end of the decade, the beginning of the next decade."While he didn't disclose when Boeing would formally launch the replacement aircraft program, McNerney said customers "are going to know what it looks like over the next 18 months."The new plane would enter service around 2020, he said."Notice it's not a done deal pending full evaluation and notice the in-service date of 2020. You'll have plenty of time to enjoy your NGX before any replacement arrives in the next decade.

He sounds like the PMDG folks when they told us "We're not updating the NG but we're making a whole new plane from the ground up" :(

Plus, considering there are still 737-200's flying around I think we can enjoy the NGs for years (or decades) to come. Heck, there are DC-3's still working for a living..