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January 28, 2021 10:22 am ET -
Boeing Delays 777X Launch to 2023, Records Record Annual Loss
On Wednesday morning, Boeing reported an annual loss of $11.94 billion for 2020 based on its fourth quarter earnings, amounting to a record loss in its more than 100 years of operation. In the fourth quarter alone, Boeing accumulated an…
July 9, 2020 5:31 pm ET -
Emirates Expects Further Delay in 777X, Looks to Swap With…
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…
June 24, 2020 1:25 pm ET -
Qatar Airways Outlines Fleet Renewal Plan, Set to Retire 777-300ER…
Qatar Airways has announced its plan to retire and replace many of its existing aircraft in the coming years. Different fleet types will leave Qatar’s fleet in favor of newer, more efficient and exclusive aircraft and products from this year…
June 20, 2020 4:19 am ET -
Emirates Weighs Cancelling A380 Orders as Airbus Continues Production in…
A spokesperson from Airbus told AirlineGeeks in an email on Thursday that there are five A380 aircraft that are in the assembly phase in Toulouse, including the last double-decker to be built. “Regarding production, we still have eight aircraft in…
December 14, 2019 12:00 am ET -
Qantas Breaks Down Next Steps for Project Sunrise
Qantas has announced that it is intending to use the Airbus A350-1000 for its Project Sunrise program. This comes after a detailed evaluation of both the Boeing 777X and Airbus A350 due to its Rolls Royce Trent XWB engines, which…