Boeing 777

Cathay Pacific has noticed a growing demand for premium economy seats, as passenger demands evolve, expanding the offering on its new Boeing 777-300ER retrofit.

Thai startup Really Cool Airlines plans to launch operations in the first half of next year with leased widebody aircraft.

A new three-runway system is a key factor in orders placed by Cathay Pacific and Greater Bay Airlines.

American Airlines is examining options for its older Boeing 777-200ERs including potential refurbishment and possible aircraft replacements.

Cabin specialists are utilizing new technologies as demand for refurbishment returns, but supply chain issues persist.

Cathay Pacific intends to begin negotiating more widebody aircraft orders in 2025, as it looks ahead to the next phase of its Boeing 777 replacement.

Airbus’ freighter ambitions could benefit from the fallout from Boeing’s strategic reset.

Emirates Airline has placed a further order for dedicated freighter aircraft as the carrier significantly boosts its cargo capacity.

Cathay Pacific has unveiled its new Aria business-class product that will be installed as part of its Boeing 777-300ER retrofit program.

It’s still too soon to gauge the ramifications of the strike that has shut down production and deliveries of Boeing 737s, 767s, and 777s.

The airline has started retrofits on its Airbus A320neos and will move on to its Boeing widebodies in early 2025.

El Al has become an air transport lifeline since war broke out in Gaza.

Air New Zealand’s Boeing 787 delivery timetable has been hit by more delays, prompting it to consider keeping its 777-300ERs longer than planned.

Boeing is working to identify why a common structural load-carrying component was found damaged on all 777-9 test aircraft.

FAA funds sustainability projects; faster cryogenic fueling; hydrogen in a box; and sharkskins for 777s.

Austrian Airlines is equipping four Boeing 777-200ERs with Lufthansa Technik’s AeroSHARK surface film, marking the technology’s debut on the 777-200ER.

Less than a month after Virgin Atlantic announced it would suspend its only service to mainland China, British Airways has also revealed plans to discontinue a route to the country.

New requirements to validate human factors assumptions and the need to comply with a 2013 rule have pushed Boeing down an unfamiliar path to 777X type inspection authorization.

Sri Lanka and Pakistan encounter setbacks in their quests to find suitable buyers.

Boeing has kicked off its presence at Farnborough with an order by National Airlines.

After committing to buy four Boeing 777Fs at Farnborough Airshow, the CEO of National Airlines expressed interested in the 777-8F.

Emirates SkyCargo has ordered a further five Boeing 777F freighters, as it makes a substantial addition to its dedicated cargo fleet.

Biman Bangladesh Airlines intends to more than double the size of its fleet over the coming decade, according to its new managing director and CEO.

The order will take the total number of the type it operates to 12 and increasing its cargo lift by 408 metric tons.

Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.