Boeing Downplays 777X Cancellation Risk Despite New Delay
- Airlines still see jet as key to widebody renewal, Hulst says
- Customer talks have revealed no ‘specific desire’ to cancel
A Boeing Co. 777X aircraft performs maneuvers during the Singapore Airshow in February.
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Boeing Co. said customers for its much delayed 777X jet are standing by orders for the wide-body model even after it was revealed that the program has slipped five years behind schedule.
While Boeing has held talks to update buyers, feedback so far has stopped short of moves to walk away from the 777X, Darren Hulst, the manufacturer’s vice president for commercial marketing, said Tuesday in an interview.