By Dan Catchpole

SEATTLE (Reuters) -Boeing said it is focused on the company’s recovery, amid news reports of the U.S. planemaker developing a new single-aisle jet to succeed its best-selling jet, the 737 MAX.

“Our teams continue to be focused on our recovery plan, including delivering on our existing backlog of nearly 6,000 commercial airplanes and certifying the new 737-7, 737-10 and 777-9 models,” Boeing spokesperson Ryan Cudney said in an email.

“At the same time, as we have done over the decades, our team evaluates the market, advances key technologies, and improves our financial performance, so that we will be ready when the time is right to move forward with a new product,” he said.

Boeing’s commercial airplane division has endured a series of crises in recent years, including i

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