Top Buyer Emirates Expects Boeing 777X to Miss 2021 Debut Target
- Coronavirus, Max fallout signal slower certification process
- Gulf carrier mulls swapping some 777X for smaller 787 aircraft
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Boeing Co.’s new 777X jet is likely to miss its planned debut next year, according to the aircraft’s top customer Emirates, which doesn’t expect to receive any planes before 2022.
Deliveries of the wide-body jet, which first flew in January, will probably be held up by Boeing’s shutdown at the height of the coronavirus pandemic, together with a lengthy certification process, Adel Al Redha, the Gulf carrier’s chief operating officer, said Thursday in an interview.