AirInsight
• Addison Schonland
Boeing 777-9 certification delay leaves six-aircraft “shadow fleet,” with assets frozen for up to 2,200 days
Boeing’s 777-9 certification delay has effectively created a shadow fleet of six aircraft awaiting approval for delivery or return-to-service, with aircraft reportedly idle for as long as 2,200 days. The resulting frozen asset value is now $1.2 billion and rising.
