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- Emirates downsized its order in November 2019, during another rendition of the Dubai Airshow. Replacing the order for 30 Boeing 777Xs were 30 787-9s, the mid-market version of the Dreamliner – a much smaller aircraft than the Triple Seven X. The order looks like a dark stain in the history of the Boeing 777X and Emirates airline.
- 17 hours ago MIAMI – Emirates Airlines (EK) is considering switching between 30 to 40 of its Boeing 777x orders for those of the smaller Boeing 787 Dreamliner. This is more than a third of the airline’s initial 777x order. Though COVID-19 has had a massive impact on the demand for twin-aisle aircraft, EK had previously swapped 777X orders for the Dreamliner before the.
SEATTLE — Emirates Airlines, Boeing's biggest 777X customer, considers swapping some of its orders with the smaller 787s. Gulf carrier is seeking to switch between 30 and 40 of its 115 commitments for the 777X. This move could further squeeze the profits of Boeing’s newest jet, which faces a lengthy regulatory review and design changes. Nov 20, 2019 Share to Linkedin Emirates has reduced its order for Boeing’s delayed 777X by 24 planes to 126 of the widebodies, swapping them for 30 787 aircraft valued at $8.8 billion in list prices after. Real payout casino games.
Emirates is reconsidering its commitment to Boeing’s newest jet, the 777X. The Dubai-based carrier is considering swapping as much as one-third of its order of the 777X for the smaller Boeing 787 Dreamliner, according to a person familiar with the matter.
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As first reported by Bloomberg, Emirates is looking to swap between 30 and 45 of its 115 777X orders for Dreamliners. The move would be a troubling one for Boeing and its 777X programme, as Emirates is the largest customer of the yet-to-be-launched aircraft.
Emirates’ move isn’t the first of its kind. Boeing indicated on Monday that it’s at risk of losing nearly 40% of its 777X orders because of delays. With the 777X now slated to debut in 2023 — more than two years later than previously expected — customers are permitted to walk away from their contracts.
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This week, Boeing lowered the backlog of the 777X to just 191 aircraft, according to a regulatory filing. That number, much lower than the 309 firm orders that are listed on the planemaker’s site. Boeing said in an email that the drop is the result of an accounting standard that requires sales at risk of not happening to be removed from the backlog.
In its fourth-quarter earnings call, Boeing detailed that it had taken a $6.5 billion charge for delays to the 777X. The delay could bring additional losses to Boeing when it considers cancellations, production cuts and flight-testing risks.
Emirates, which was one of the first 777X customers, declined to comment on the report that it’s looking to drop some of its 777X order in favour of the 787 Dreamliner.
As the coronavirus pandemic continues to set back the aviation industry, airlines have largely set aside their long-haul routes. As such, the demand for wide-body, twin-aisle planes has decreased — including for the future of the 777X, which is set to be the heir to the superjumbo Boeing 747. Orders for wide-body aircraft with both Boeing and Airbus are expected to be the last to recover from the pandemic-spurred drop in demand. Boeing has already said that it’s cut the output of its Dreamliners.
“The decline in backlog in the fourth quarter reflected aircraft order cancellations and removal of aircraft orders from our backlog due to the ASC 606 accounting standard, including our most recent assessment of 777X backlog due to the revised schedule,” Boeing Chief Financial Officer Greg Smith said on a call with analysts last month.
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Boeing saw a similar slump in orders for the 737 MAX aircraft following its nearly two-year worldwide grounding. More than 1,100 orders for the plane were removed from Boeing’s backlog of the 737 Max.
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In its fourth-quarter earnings report, Boeing posted a record net loss of nearly $12 billion. The two-pronged dagger to Boeing consisted of the ongoing effects of the beleaguered 737 MAX, as well as the COVID-19-spurred downturn in demand.
“I’m sure glad 2020 is in the rearview mirror,” Boeing CEO Dave Calhoun told CNBC.
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