Improved 777 May Get Nod Ahead Of 787-10

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Will they? Won't they? The future of a 787-10 becomes less certain as the 777 once again takes center stage.

With Airbus potentially on the verge of announcing its first delay on the A350XWB program, Boeing CEO Jim McNerney opined that the existing 777-200LR and 777-300ER families could be updated adequately enough to make them attractive alternatives to a double-stretch 787-10 variant.

“The 787-9’s capability is very good,” McNerney remarked.

With new weight improved 787’s entering the production stream, there will be no shortage of takers for vacant 787-8 slots if Delta Airlines opted to switch or delay its order commitment - McNerney made clear that there was growing demand for slots across the BCA portfolio.

A recent order for 12 777-300ERs, believed to be for Saudi Arabian Airlines, as well as follow up orders from Emirates has laid the charge to the planned increase in production on the 777 family.

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