Boeing 777

The airline is making changes to its Middle East and US domestic schedules.

Nonstop flights between the cities will return after an absence of three years.

Boeing has temporarily suspended 777-9 test flights pending joint investigations with GE Aerospace into an unspecified issue on the aircraft’s GE9X engine.

The Gulf carrier will operate 119 weekly flights to the UK by Dec. 1.

The carrier is working with the South African Tourism Board to promote travel to the country.

The addition of five Boeing 777-200LRs will help to facilitate growth in the US market.

With passenger service to Chengdu still suspended, Guangzhou will become the Abu Dhabi-based carrier’s third destination in China once flights begin in October.

The changes will come into effect during the summer 2023 season.

The airline plans to further expand its footprint in the Paris-New York market.

A harsh confrontation between the airline and the airport has apparently eased.

The FAA issued final paperwork clearing the return to service of 52 Pratt & Whitney-powered Boeing 777-200s operated by United Airlines, ending a grounding that has constrained the carrier’s widebody capacity over the last fifteen months.

The airline has similar agreements in place with tourist authorities in South Africa and Spain.

Lufthansa has decided to order an additional 10 Boeing widebody freighters for its subsidiary Lufthansa Cargo and is also adding to its 787-9 orderbook as the airline juggles the impact of the further delay in the 777-9 program.

The airline is increasing frequencies to Sydney as well as bringing back flights to Brisbane and Auckland.

China Airlines is acquiring four more Boeing 777 freighters as the Taiwanese airline looks to consolidate its market position amid the ongoing air cargo boom.

Several global airlines canceled a host of flights to the U.S. to shield their aircraft from potential radio altimeter interference caused by the looming rollout of 5G C-band service across the country.

Heathrow is the latest addition as LATAM reconnects with Europe.

The route is made possible by the 2020 Abraham Accords which facilitated visa-free travel between the countries.

Boeing is developing a series of nacelle improvements for grounded Pratt & Whitney PW4000-powered 777s and wants FAA’s blessing to phase them in as they are finalized, instead of delivering a complete, compliant nacelle structure as required by the agency’s certification rules.

The carrier is expanding its UK network to six gateways and upping the number of Airbus A380 routes operating from 16 to 27.

The service increases to Russia and Saudi Arabia follow additions made to the airline’s South Africa network.

The UAE carrier is set to be operating 77 weekly flights to the UK by Oct. 31.

The launch of the route increases Emirates’ US capacity to more than 60% of pre-pandemic levels.

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