777-8 Freighter launch kicks off Boeing’s portfolio update

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UPDATE – Boeing has taken a pre-tax non-cash charge of $3.460 billion on the 787 program as deliveries remain suspended over quality issues. Abnormal costs for the Dreamliner increased by $285 million in Q4 and total approximately $2.0 billion, with…

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Boeing isn’t to launch the 777X freighter at Dubai Airshow this week. “We are not yet at a point to launch it or announce customers”, sales chief Ihssane Mounir said during a pre-show media event on November 13. No 777X…

Airbus hosted a Virtual Commercial and & Program Update for the media yesterday. In the absence of what could have been Day 2 at PAS 2021, the event was an overview of Airbus’ current aircraft types and comments on the…

News: Last Monday, Boeing reduced its firm backlog on the 777X to 191 aircraft, a 38% drop, as the delay until 2023 allows customers an “out” to their orders. Emirates, the largest customer for the existing 777 and key customer…