Boeing 777X News

The Air Current • Jon Ostrower

Emirates backs a larger 777X, pauses A350‑1000 orders; adds 65 777‑9s as 777X backlog hits 270

Emirates President Tim Clark said the carrier is confident in the business case for a larger 777X and has commissioned a feasibility study into a 777‑10 as an A380 replacement, while pausing A350‑1000 buys over engine durability concerns and adding 65 777‑9s to bring its 777X backlog to 270.

2025-11-17T18:32:49.414873-08:00

Wall Street Journal

Qatar Airways inks record agreement for up to 210 Boeing 787 Dreamliner and 777X widebodies

2025-05-14T10:26:57.205106-07:00

Breitflyte

China Airlines Confirms Order for 14 Boeing 777X Jets, Including Four Freighters

2025-05-08T04:51:11.665663-07:00

The Air Current

Boeing Halts X-66 Development, Shifts Focus to Thin-Wing Technology

2025-04-24T09:54:13.526866-07:00

Boeing 777X News Timeline

The Air Current

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Emirates backs a larger 777X, pauses A350‑1000 orders; adds 65 777‑9s as 777X backlog hits 270 Emirates President Tim Clark said the carrier is confident in the business case for a larger 777X and has commissioned a feasibility study into a 777‑10 as an A380 replacement, while pausing A350‑1000 buys over engine durability concerns and adding 65 777‑9s to bring its 777X backlog to 270.

2025-11-17T18:32:49.414873-08:00

Emirates backs a larger 777X, pauses A350‑1000 orders; adds 65 777‑9s as 777X backlog hits 270

AINonline

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Boeing insists 777X will be worth the wait as 777‑9 appears at Dubai Airshow Boeing will present the long‑delayed 777‑9 at the Dubai Airshow, marking the 777X programme’s 12th anniversary. The company says meticulous preparation has readied the jet for the display and to showcase tangible progress toward certification and customer deliveries amid long‑running schedule slippage.

2025-11-16T03:53:18.029962-08:00

Boeing insists 777X will be worth the wait as 777‑9 appears at Dubai Airshow

FlightGlobal

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Boeing moves 33 777X orders to 'unlikely to close' bucket; first delivery slips to 2027 Boeing has reclassified 33 777X orders as 'unlikely to close', moving them into an accounting bucket and reducing the programme's firm backlog to 473 aircraft. The company also pushed first customer delivery out to 2027, extending delays for the long‑delayed 777X widebody.

2025-11-14T11:38:37.793456-08:00

Boeing moves 33 777X orders to 'unlikely to close' bucket; first delivery slips to 2027

Reuters

Singapore Airlines says 777-9 delivery delay will not have major impact Singapore Airlines CEO Goh Choon Phong said the carrier does not expect the delivery delay of Boeing 777-9 aircraft to have a major impact, indicating existing fleet plans can absorb the slippage as Boeing's 777X programme continues to face certification and schedule uncertainty.

2025-11-13T18:21:32.360530-08:00

Singapore Airlines says 777-9 delivery delay will not have major impact

The Air Current

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FAA approves Boeing 777X Phase‑3 flight tests, advancing delayed certification The FAA has approved Boeing to begin Phase‑3 Type Inspection Authorization flight tests for the 777X, moving the long‑delayed super‑twin into final, regulator‑witnessed 'for‑credit' flight testing. The milestone signals progress, but roughly a year of work remains before full certification.

2025-11-10T14:58:03.112565-08:00

FAA approves Boeing 777X Phase‑3 flight tests, advancing delayed certification

Reuters

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Boeing books $4.9bn 777X charge in Q3; operating loss narrows to $4.78bn as 737 output stabilizes Boeing booked a $4.9 billion charge related to the long‑delayed 777X in Q3 2025, posting an operating loss of $4.78 billion and a net loss of $5.34 billion. Revenue rose to $23.3 billion as 737 production stabilized at 38/month with FAA agreement to raise to 42.

2025-10-29T04:47:20.289125-07:00

Boeing books $4.9bn 777X charge in Q3; operating loss narrows to $4.78bn as 737 output stabilizes

GE Aerospace

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AerCap to manage GE9X lease pool under seven-year deal; extends support for GEnx, GE90, CF6 and CF34 AerCap has signed a seven-year agreement with GE Aerospace to manage the lease pool for the GE9X engine, including shop-visit oversight, and will extend its existing lease-pool support for GE's GEnx, GE90, CF6 and CF34 engine families, covering operational pooling, maintenance coordination and parts availability.

2025-10-15T04:08:35.021979-07:00

AerCap to manage GE9X lease pool under seven-year deal; extends support for GEnx, GE90, CF6 and CF34

Bloomberg

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Boeing 777X pushed to 2027, triggering billions in charges and fleet adjustments Boeing's long‑delayed 777X programme has been pushed back again, with entry into service now unlikely before 2027 and Lufthansa still slated as launch operator. The slip — on a jet already six years late — will force Boeing to take 'billions' in additional charges and prompt airline fleet replanning.

2025-10-02T15:29:33.513794-07:00

Boeing 777X pushed to 2027, triggering billions in charges and fleet adjustments

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