by Richard Schuurman | Feb 9, 2021 | Boeing, General Category |
Boeing expects only 191 of the 309 777X currently listed as “unfilled orders” to be actually firm orders. In its revised order book status, the US airframer has taken out 118 aircraft, it said in an SEC filing on February 1. The filing details more about the program...
by Richard Schuurman | Jan 28, 2021 | Boeing |
Boeing and the FAA have been unwilling to identify the extent of the software and hardware actuator redesign needed on the 777X, which CEO David Calhoun confirmed in the January 27 results webcast. However, looking at topics on the big twinjet that have been discussed...
by Richard Schuurman | Jan 27, 2021 | Boeing |
Delivery of the first Boeing 777-9 will slip a year from 2022 to late 2023, the airframer announced on January 27 at the presentation of its 2020 results. Boeing has also taken a $6.5 billion pre-tax charge on the program to offset costs and setbacks. Boeing says a...
by Richard Schuurman | Dec 15, 2020 | Aerospace |
Boeing’s Arabian Tier 1-supplier Strata Manufacturing has delivered the first 787 vertical tailfin. The event was celebrated during a virtual presentation on December 15 from its Al Ain plant in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The delivery marks a new step for Strata,...
by Richard Schuurman | Aug 23, 2020 | Airlines |
Emirates is set to announce a revision of its Boeing 777X order as it prefers to have more 787-9s over 777-9s. In an interview with Arabian Business on August 21, Chief Operating Officer Adel Al Redha confirmed that the composition of the revised order has been...
