Overview
- Emirates’ Boeing widebody backlog rises to 315 aircraft, including 270 777X jets, 10 777 freighters and 35 787s, after the new 65‑plane 777‑9 purchase.
- The agreement adds 130 GE9X engines and lifts Emirates’ total GE9X commitment to 540 units, which the airline framed as long‑term support for U.S. aerospace manufacturing jobs.
- Emirates targets initial 777‑9 deliveries in the second quarter of 2027, with Boeing deliveries now expected to run into the late 2030s.
- The carrier secured options to convert some of the order to the 777‑8 or a proposed stretched 777‑10, and publicly backed Boeing’s ongoing 777‑10 feasibility study.
- As the airshow progressed, Airbus logged major day‑two wins including Etihad’s mix of A350s, A330neos and A350Fs and flydubai’s provisional order for 150 A321neos, underscoring intense OEM competition.