Boeing is reportedly developing a new single-aisle airplane that will eventually replace its 737 Max aircraft, which has faced a spate of safety-related issues.

The aerospace giant's CEO, Kelly Ortberg, met with officials at Rolls-Royce Holdings in the U.K. earlier this year to discuss a new engine for the aircraft, people familiar with the matter told The Wall Street Journal.

Boeing’s commercial plane business has a new senior product chief whose prior role was developing a new type of aircraft. The person was appointed to lead this division by Ortberg.

The company is simultaneously designing the flight deck of a new narrow-body aircraft, the people told the Journal. It is still in the early-stage development phase and plans are still taking shape, the people said.

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