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Ouch: Lufthansa Becomes 2nd Airline To Reject Boeing’s Oldest 777-9s

Ouch: Lufthansa Becomes 2nd Airline To Reject Boeing’s Oldest 777-9s

Lufthansa has become the second major Boeing 777X customer to say it does not want some of the oldest/earliest 777-9s bu...

Chris Loh 5 days ago
Ouch: Lufthansa Becomes 2nd Airline To Reject Boeing’s Oldest 777-9s

Ouch: Lufthansa Becomes 2nd Airline To Reject Boeing’s Oldest 777-9s

Lufthansa joins Emirates in rejecting Boeing’s oldest 777-9s, reviving memories of the Dreamliner’s “Terrible Teens.”

Paul Hartley 1 week ago
Why Qatar Airways Handed Its Next Qsuite To A Seat Maker That Has Never Built A Flagship

Why Qatar Airways Handed Its Next Qsuite To A Seat Maker That Has Never Built A Flagship

How Qatar Airways' upcoming QSuite Next Gen will be produced.

Daniel S Osipov 1 week ago
How A 7-Year Delay Made 30 Already-Built Boeing 777-9s Financially Obsolete

How A 7-Year Delay Made 30 Already-Built Boeing 777-9s Financially Obsolete

The 777X delay saga has reached its most interesting and pivotal moment yet. Is it now too late for Boeing to save the p...

Jacob Johnson 2 weeks ago
Why The FAA Is Making Boeing Certify The 737 MAX 7 & MAX 10 Before The 777X

Why The FAA Is Making Boeing Certify The 737 MAX 7 & MAX 10 Before The 777X

These planes will finally be coming soon.

Daniel S Osipov 2 weeks ago
Boeing 777-9 Vs. Airbus A350-1000: The Widebody Showdown That Will Define The 2030s

Boeing 777-9 Vs. Airbus A350-1000: The Widebody Showdown That Will Define The 2030s

The Boeing 777-9 is bigger, but the Airbus A350-1000 has a decade-long head start. Here is what will decide aviation's n...

Antonio Di Trapani 2 weeks ago
Boeing 777-9 Fleet Reaches 4,800 Test Hours As 7th Airframe Will Conduct ETOPS Certification

Boeing 777-9 Fleet Reaches 4,800 Test Hours As 7th Airframe Will Conduct ETOPS Certification

A factory-fresh plane joins the growing fleet of the largest twinjets in the world.

Luke Diaz 2 weeks ago
Sources: United Airlines May Scoop Up The Early Boeing 777Xs Rejected By Emirates

Sources: United Airlines May Scoop Up The Early Boeing 777Xs Rejected By Emirates

Emirates, the largest single customer of the Boeing 777X rejected the delivery of the first 10 airframes due to extensiv...

Chris Loh 3 weeks ago
Discounts Won't Fix It: Why The Boeing 777-9 Just Doesn't Fit Any US Airline's Network

Discounts Won't Fix It: Why The Boeing 777-9 Just Doesn't Fit Any US Airline's Network

US carriers could find a use for it, but they don't need the 777-9.

Daniel S Osipov 3 weeks ago
Why Boeing's Folding Wingtip Was Studied In The 1990s But Not Built Until The 777X

Why Boeing's Folding Wingtip Was Studied In The 1990s But Not Built Until The 777X

Folding wingtips were neither necessary nor practical on the 777 until today.

Daniel S Osipov 4 weeks ago
Here's Why Only A Handful Of Facilities Worldwide Can Service The Boeing 777X's Engines

Here's Why Only A Handful Of Facilities Worldwide Can Service The Boeing 777X's Engines

The GE9X will be the most crucial determinent behind the 777X's success or failure.

Daniel S Osipov 1 month ago
Boeing Sending Its 1st Production 777-9 Toward The North Pole In 11-Hour Flight Test

Boeing Sending Its 1st Production 777-9 Toward The North Pole In 11-Hour Flight Test

The Lufthansa-bound aircraft is set to journey 85°N as certification efforts continue.

Josh Eyre 1 month ago
Why Qatar Airways Is Rebuilding Its Qsuite After Winning World's Best Airline For The 9th Time

Why Qatar Airways Is Rebuilding Its Qsuite After Winning World's Best Airline For The 9th Time

Qatar Airways is about to lead the industry again.

Daniel S Osipov 2 months ago
Business Class Seats On The Boeing 777X Might Cost More Than A Car

Business Class Seats On The Boeing 777X Might Cost More Than A Car

The premium seating situation on the Boeing 777X.

Daniel S Osipov 2 months ago
777X Certification Delay

777X Certification Delay

The head of the Federal Aviation Administration has revealed that the regulator is not likely to certify the highly anti...

Chris Loh 2 months ago
Delayed Again: Boeing 777X Certification Setback Puts 2027 Deliveries At Risk

Delayed Again: Boeing 777X Certification Setback Puts 2027 Deliveries At Risk

The biggest twinjet of all time is still hitting turbulence.

Luke Diaz 2 months ago
Progress: 1st Boeing 777-9 Production Aircraft Flies Before Lufthansa Delivery

Progress: 1st Boeing 777-9 Production Aircraft Flies Before Lufthansa Delivery

In a statement to Simple Flying, Boeing told us that on Thursday, May 7th, the planemaker flew, for the first time, a 77...

Chris Loh 2 months ago
Why The Boeing 777-9 Can't Fly Its Most Important Routes Without This Certification

Why The Boeing 777-9 Can't Fly Its Most Important Routes Without This Certification

A closer look at what the 777X will need to accomplish before being fully ready for commercial airline service.

Daniel S Osipov 3 months ago
$2 Billion: The Boeing 777X's Composite Wing Vs. The Airbus A330neo's Entire Development

$2 Billion: The Boeing 777X's Composite Wing Vs. The Airbus A330neo's Entire Development

Why Boeing invested in such a thorough overhaul of the 777, while Airbus only lightly refreshed the A330.

Daniel S Osipov 3 months ago
Progress: 1st Boeing 777-9 Production Aircraft Takes Flight Ahead Of Lufthansa Delivery

Progress: 1st Boeing 777-9 Production Aircraft Takes Flight Ahead Of Lufthansa Delivery

The overdue jetliner nears delivery day.

Luke Diaz 3 months ago