Lufthansa Sees First 777-9 Delivery Slipping Into 2026

Boeing 777-9
Credit: Boeing
VANCOUVER—Lufthansa Airlines is anticipating further delays of its first Boeing 777-9 deliveries and now does not expect the first one to come until 2026, later than Boeing’s current plan, CEO Jens Ritter said. “We no longer believe that we will get the first aircraft in 2025,” Ritter, speaking to...
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