Boeing Ponders Transcontinental Plane to Replace 757

Boeing Co. is gauging airlines’ appetite for a new medium-size plane for transcontinental flights within the U.S., the market that includes the most-lucrative routes for domestic carriers.

Some customers have already shown interest in such a jet, John Wojick, the sales chief for Boeing Commercial Aircraft, said yesterday in Singapore. Boeing isn’t in position to start work on the project immediately, said Scott Fancher, the planemaker’s head of aircraft development.