The so-called Boeing 797 Midsize Aircraft has stirred a lot of debate about what it may look like and whether it will ever be built. A recent 
Boeing announcement suggests that “thunderbirds are go,” or at least maybe – eventually. A recent Boeing news release celebrating a historic deal with its employees states that “Boeings next new airplane” will be built in Washington – a reference widely believed to refer to the Boeing 797. Here is what we know of the Boeing 797 so far.