Boeing 777

Qatar Airways is using proactive maintenance planning to deal with supply chain, workforce and aircraft delivery challenges.

The cargo conversion specialists are deploying a variety of strategies to boost Boeing 777 production capacity.

With Boeing delivering the final 777-300ER at the end of 2024, this week’s Flight Friday looks back at how 777 cycles have been since the beginning of 2019.

As more airlines opt to densify cabins, MRO providers are adapting maintenance programs to keep up.

The 777-200ER was acquired in 2022 to replace a long-serving DC-8-72, which was retired in May after nearly 40 years with NASA.

Air India is working to bring line and base maintenance in-house as it faces significant fleet growth and $400 million cabin refit program.

Taiwan flag carrier China Airlines expects to receive more widebody and narrowbody aircraft next year to continue the growth of its international operations.

The carrier is rapidly rebuilding its fleet as it looks to finish restructuring with an order for 45 Boeing 787s and leases for narrowbody Airbus A321neos.

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.