As the world’s largest operator of Airbus A380s and Boeing 777s, as well as a launch customer for the Boeing 777X, Dubai-based Emirates Airline holds a power in the widebody aircraft market like no other. Shock waves ran through the industry when Emirates announced in June it was canceling its order for 70 Airbus A350 XWBs.

The low-cost carrier is not standing pat.

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The terrible irony of the shooting down of flight MH17, a Malaysia Airlines Boeing 777-200 with 298 people on board, is that in this, the 100th anniversary year of commercial air transportation, modern airliners and engines have never been safer or more reliable than they are today. And yet, within the space of six months, two Boeing 777s have been lost along with the lives of almost 530 passengers and crew.

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In the space of just 377 days, three 777s and 540 lives were lost in three of the most bizarre airline crashes ever.

Rolls-Royce president-civil large engines Eric Schulz: “The re-engine has become an important element of the future [airline] business.”