Citing 777X Delays, Qatar Airways Postpones Fleet Retirements

Credit: Boeing
Qatar Airways will postpone the retirement of its currently operating Boeing 777s to compensate for delivery delays of the new 777X variant, group CEO Akbar Al Baker said. The carrier has 60 777Xs on order—10 777-8s and 50 777-9s—and was originally expecting deliveries to begin in 2020. The...

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