# What happens after the 797? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [August 5, 2008, 8:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happens-after-the-797/458952 "2008-08-05T20:09:49Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![uncle\_squeegee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/b5e925/32.png) [@uncle\_squeegee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/uncle_squeegee)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2008, 8:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happens-after-the-797/458952/1 "2008-08-05T20:09:49Z")
Does Boeing close up shop? Build the 818 or the 7107? Follow Microsoft and build the BoeingME, Boeing XP, and Boeing Vista? (I assume they’d skip Boeing Bob.) ---
**Author:** ![gotpasswords](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/c57346/32.png) [@gotpasswords](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gotpasswords)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2008, 8:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happens-after-the-797/458952/2 "2008-08-05T20:41:26Z")
[Boeing Yellowstone](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boeing_Yellowstone_Project) The Y1 is slated to replace the 737 family, the Y2 (aka the 787 Dreamliner) will replace the 767, and the Y3 will replace the 747 and 777 lines. ---
**Author:** ![hajario](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hajario/32/171_2.png) [@hajario](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hajario)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2008, 8:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happens-after-the-797/458952/3 "2008-08-05T20:41:31Z")
7a7? ---
**Author:** ![gotpasswords](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/c57346/32.png) [@gotpasswords](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gotpasswords)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2008, 8:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happens-after-the-797/458952/4 "2008-08-05T20:43:00Z")
[QUOTE=hajario] 7a7? [/QUOTE] Close, but more likely 7F7 or 7G7 if they keep that naming pattern - the development name for the 787 Dreamliner was the 7E7.