{"id":140938,"date":"2025-11-18T09:14:07","date_gmt":"2025-11-18T09:14:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/140938\/"},"modified":"2025-11-18T09:14:07","modified_gmt":"2025-11-18T09:14:07","slug":"emirates-orders-dozens-more-boeing-777x-aircraft-despite-delays","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/140938\/","title":{"rendered":"Emirates orders dozens more Boeing 777X aircraft despite delays"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u201cBut I assure that each and every aircraft on order has been carefully factored into Emirates\u2019 growth plans.\u201d<\/p>\n

The announcement on day one at the biennial airshow, the biggest in the Middle East, came as China showcased its COMAC C919 for the first time in the region.<\/p>\n

China\u2019s first domestically produced passenger jet is a stab at challenging the decades-long dominance of Boeing and its European rival Airbus. <\/p>\n

Brazil\u2019s Embraer unveiled orders from Air Cote d\u2019Ivoire for four passenger planes and another three for Switzerland\u2019s Helvetic Airways.<\/p>\n

Boeing<\/a> also announced smaller deals with Ethiopian Airlines, which ordered 11 737 MAX jets, and nine 737-8s for Air Senegal on Monday.<\/p>\n

The US plane-maker is trying to turn the page on a torrid period including deadly crashes, court cases and a strike in its defence arm, as well as the delivery delays.<\/p>\n

\u2018Do more business\u2019 <\/p>\n

\u201cI don\u2019t think there was any convincing that needed to be done, frankly,\u201d Brad McMullen, Boeing\u2019s senior vice-president of sales and marketing, said of the negotiations with Emirates.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think they\u2019ve committed to the 777-9, their future depends on it. Our future depends on Emirates.<\/p>\n

\u201cSo, when two parties depend on each other, you can normally find a way to do more business.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"BoeingBoeing 777 freighters and the 777X being built at the Everett Production Facility in the State of Washington. Photo \/ Jennifer Buchanan, Pool, AFP<\/p>\n

Boeing\u2019s delays have forced Emirates to refurbish much of its existing fleet, including its Airbus A380s which are now out of production.<\/p>\n

As it searches for ways to replace the giant A380s<\/a>, the latest order includes the option to upgrade to a bigger version of the 777X, if Boeing chooses to build it. <\/p>\n

Boeing will take a \u201chard look\u201d at building a bigger plane, but has made no commitments, McMullen said.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have committed that we\u2019re gonna study it. And that\u2019s what we\u2019re gonna do,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s probably no secret that Emirates has wanted a bigger aircraft to replace the A380s, and we\u2019re gonna see if that\u2019s our airplane.\u201d<\/p>\n

Emirates also said it would start rolling out free in-flight wifi via Starlink, Elon Musk\u2019s satellite-powered network, from Sunday.<\/p>\n

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