Feb 03, 2021 Emirates is reconsidering its commitment to Boeing’s newest jet, the 777X. The Dubai-based carrier is considering swapping as much as one-third of its order of the 777X for the smaller Boeing 787 Dreamliner, according to a person familiar with the matter. Sign up to receive the daily TPG newsletter for more industry news! The Emirates Boeing 777 Emirates operates the world’s largest fleet of Boeing 777 aircraft. We fly these modern aircraft to nearly 100 cities on six continents, carrying millions of passengers across the globe each year. Dec 30, 2020 Emirates Defers Boeing 777X Deliveries to 2023 MIAMI – In a recent news release, Emirates (EK) stated that it did not expect its new Boeing 777X to join its fleet until 2023. No reasons for this were given, but it can be speculated that the 777X program delays and ongoing COVID-19 pandemic are both major factors. Video slots free bonus.

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By Alexander Cornwell

DUBAI (Reuters) - Emirates Airline President Tim Clark on Wednesday said Boeing Co's 777X might not enter into service with airlines until 2023 or even later, amid uncertainty over the development timeline of Boeing's biggest twin-engine jet and when it will be certified.

Boeing has been developing the widebody jet, a new version of its popular 777 aircraft, with the goal of releasing it in 2022, already two years later than planned.

The 777X will be the first major jet to be certified since software flaws in two Boeing 737 MAX planes caused fatal crashes and prompted accusations of cozy relations between the company and the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).

'It is a question of when that aircraft is going to be completed and certified and offered for entry of service. That could be '22, could be '23, it could be even longer,' Clark told Reuters in an interview.

'So we will just wait and see as to what Boeing will do with regard to that and we will take a view as to how they fit into the fleet at that particular time.'

Boeing could not be immediately reached for comment.

Clark said he expected regulators to place the new jet under higher level of scrutiny as a result of the MAX crisis, and Boeing's Chief Financial Officer Greg Smith has warned the market entry would be influenced by the requirements of regulators.

But Clark doubted this would add significantly to existing delays.

'This is essentially a modern 777, which of course is a workhorse for international travel and it has been a thoroughly reliable, excellent bit of Boeing design so I don't see why the 777X should be any different,' Clark said.

European regulators have said in particular that they will subject the 777X to extra scrutiny after the fatal crashes prompted the 20-month grounding of the 737 MAX.

The MAX crashes in Indonesia and Ethiopia killed 346 people within five months in 2018 and 2019 and triggered multiple investigations and weakened U.S. influence over global aviation.

Emirates originally ordered 150 of the 777X series, which seats up to 406 people, and now has 126 on order. Analysts say the COVID-19 crisis has clouded the demand for such big jets.

The plane was originally due to enter service with Emirates in June 2020.

Boeing 777 Emirates Business Class

(Reporting by Alexander Cornwell; Editing by Chris Reese and Aurora Ellis)

Emirates Airline has confirmed in the last few days the delivery schedule for two important aircraft in its fleet, the A380 and the new 777X. While the massive Airbus jet will have its last unit received in May 2022, the largest twin-engine passenger jet in history had its first delivery postponed to 2023.

According to a statement by the airline of the United Arab Emirates, the five new A380s that are still pending in the order to Airbus will be delivered in 2021 (two aircraft) and 2022 (three jets), two of them in April and the last aircraft in May, ending production of the largest passenger plane in the world.

In total, Emirates has 123 firm orders for the four-engine aircraft, after reducing its original order of 163 units – replaced by 40 A330-900neo and 30 A350-900. But the carrier is unlikely to keep this fleet active for long as some planes are being retired.

Despite this, the airline has reinforced its belief in the ‘superjumbo’. Tim Clark, president of Emirates, said that 118 A380s will be used again starting in 2022, when he believes that much of the passenger air traffic will return to pre-pandemic standards.

Boeing 777-10

The new economy premium class (Emirates)

More delays on the Boeing 777X

On Tuesday, during the presentation of the new premium economy class of the A380s delivered by Airbus in December, Emirates Airline confirmed that the first Boeing 777X will not enter service until 2023.

Boeing 777x Interior

With 126 firm orders (101 from 777-9 and 25 from 777-8), Emirates is the largest customer of the new generation of Boeing’s twin-engine. But the original order was bigger, with 150 planes, which ended up being exchanged for 30 787-9. Claim free credit slot 2020.

Emirates Boeing 777x Order

The 777X program has suffered considerable delays. The first flight took place in January this year and since then four test planes have been used in the certification program. However, Boeing estimates that the first plane will not be delivered to Lufthansa until 2022, two years later than planned.

777x Emirates Order

With up to 426 seats in the 777-9 version, the new aircraft could be a suitable successor not only for Emirates’ 777-300ER fleet as a more economical alternative to the A380 on routes with slightly less demand. It is expected, however, that Boeing will no longer have difficulties in obtaining authorization from the worldwide civil aviation agencies.

Boeing 777x First Flight

777X largest customer, Emirates will receive the first aircraft in 2023

Boeing 777x Specs