Overview
- Emirates firmed an order for 65 Boeing 777-9s, valued at $38 billion list, lifting its 777X backlog to 270 and total Boeing widebodies on order to 315.
- The deal includes 130 additional GE9X engines, taking Emirates’ GE9X orderbook to 540 units for its future 777X fleet.
- First 777-9 deliveries to Emirates are scheduled for the second quarter of 2027, with Boeing aircraft now set to arrive through the late 2030s.
- Emirates secured rights to convert part of the order to the 777-8 or a potential stretched 777-10, backing Boeing’s 777-10 feasibility study.
- Airbus won a provisional order for 150 A321neo jets from flydubai and logged fresh Etihad Airbus widebody purchases, while Boeing added smaller MAX orders from Ethiopian Airlines and Air Senegal.