Emirates Expects Further Delay in 777X, Looks to Swap With 787 Dreamliner

Emirates, Boeing's biggest 777X customer with 115 firm orders, expects another delay with deliveries due to the ongoing novel Coronavirus pandemic. The airline no longer expects to receive its first 777X next year, Emirates chief operating officer (COO) Adel Al Redha told Bloomberg on Thursday. After there had previously been a deferment due to technical problems, Boeing had to postpone the first delivery to 2021. An Emirates spokesman previously told AirlineGeeks that the carrier would announce the product details for its…