Boeing 777X

The order, announced at Farnborough Tuesday, was finalized earlier this year but listed as unidentified on Boeing’s Orders & Deliveries website.

Qatar Airways revealed an order for 20 more Boeing 777-9s at Farnborough Airshow, which is likely to be followed by a much larger order in early 2025.

Confidence is high that Boeing will meet its delivery commitments after the airline placed an order for up to 50 widebody aircraft.

Qatar Airways will initially fly its new QSuite Next Gen business-class product on a planned fleet of Boeing 777X aircraft, followed by the Airbus A350.

Korean Air has boosted its order book with firm commitments for 20 777Xs and 20 787-10s, with options for 10 more 787-10s.

Korean Air has agreed to order 20 Boeing 777-9s here at the Farnborough Airshow, a significant boost for Boeing’s much-delayed widebody program.

After committing to buy four Boeing 777Fs at Farnborough Airshow, the CEO of National Airlines expressed interested in the 777-8F.

Landing gear specialist Héroux-Devtek of Quebec, Canada, has agreed to be acquired and taken private by a U.S. private equity firm for about $1.35 billion.

Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.

GE Aerospace expects to ship the first production standard GE9X to Boeing for installation on a customer-bound Boeing 777-9 later this month.

Airlines are on the verge of placing hundreds of orders for widebody jets. Listen in as editors and analysts discuss what’s behind the impending order boom.

Ethiopian Airlines CEO Mesfin Tasew says the Boeing 737-8s the carrier was expecting to receive this year have been delayed; he also doubts the 777X timeline.

Qatar Airways has issued an RFP to both Airbus and Boeing as it considers additional orders of the Airbus A350 and Boeing 777X.

Emirates Airline President Tim Clark expects to the new and expanded Dubai World Central Al Makhtoum Airport (DWC) to be operational between 2032 and 2034.

Singapore Airlines is optimistic that its first Boeing 777-9 will be delivered in 2025, despite airline peers recently estimating a revised timeline of 2026.

Boeing’s eternal conflict pits optimistic words against delayed actions.

Innovations can help airlines reduce their environmental footprint and cater to evolving travel patterns.

Lufthansa is anticipating further delays of its first Boeing 777-9 deliveries and now does not expect the first one to come until 2026, CEO Jens Ritter said.

Buoyed by double-digit first-quarter revenues and a busy commercial and defense orderbook, GE Aerospace reported an operating profit of $1.5 billion.

GE Aerospace is gearing up for the start of deliveries of production standard GE9X engines incorporating an improved combustor liner design.

Lufthansa CEO Carsten Spohr expects Boeing to deliver the first 777-9 in 2025 after Boeing CEO Stan Deal reassured him of no further delays.

An array of technologies is being matured that could transform the design of airliner wings.

Thai Airways may split its new order for Boeing 787s between the -9 and -10 variants, the airline’s CEO Chai Eamsiri tells Aviation Week.

Europe’s Clean Sky 2 research program ends in March, having matured an array of potential technologies for Airbus’ next airliner.

Qatar Airways is planning to keep its eight Airbus A380s in service until its first Boeing 777X is delivered.