Boeing 777X Deliveries Delayed Again, As Certification Issues Drag On Into 2027 - Boeing General

Boeing 777X Deliveries Delayed Again, As Certification Issues Drag On Into 2027

Ben Schlappig — Wed, 15 Jul 2026 23:24:43 +0000

The 777X is Boeing’s new flagship aircraft. While the jet was initially supposed to enter commercial service in 2020, that timeline has been pushed back considerably. With each year that passes, it seems that entry into service for the plane is pushed back by an additional year.

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Scott — Fri, 05 Jun 2026 15:51:20 +0000

Given the massive financial impact of these 777X delays on long-term fleet planning, does anyone know how airlines like Emirates or Lufthansa handle the contractual clauses for compensation, or are they realistically just forced to accept deep discounts on future orders as mentioned in the comments? I was trying to find some actual case studies on how aerospace delays affect airline financing and stumbled across this technical breakdown at https://paripesabdguide.com but it seems completely unrelated to aviation. Does anyone have a link to a proper analysis of Boeing's current penalty structures?

Jared — Wed, 03 Jun 2026 05:40:28 +0000

Boeing is basically selling the A350-1000 for Airbus! Ha!

Dennis — Tue, 02 Jun 2026 16:16:15 +0000

The incompetence of Boeing is terrible. I'm amazed they get anything flying. I doubt they've made a rollout schedule in their history.

gobaers — Tue, 02 Jun 2026 14:15:34 +0000

I know you were trying to be cheeky, but the Dutch VOC was the original corporation, and this was their exacting strategy.

JPlat — Tue, 02 Jun 2026 11:07:05 +0000

That can be easily fixed. Any airlines flying into the US must use a Boeing otherwise they cannot fly in. They are not allowed to take any compensatory discounts or any discounts they receive are then taxed by the US government and fed back into hiring real Americans. Our country is the greatest in the world and if people want to continue visiting us, they they fly the safest planes into our country, which is Boeing.

PeteAU — Tue, 02 Jun 2026 06:03:10 +0000

The real question is how much profit Boeing will make from any of the aircraft currently on the order book, given the compensatory discounts demanded by airlines that have already spent years tapping their metaphorical feet in frustration at these seemingly endless certification and delivery delays.

PeteAU — Tue, 02 Jun 2026 05:57:29 +0000

I think you've obviously skipped your meds for a few days. Somebody call the nurse...

Jordan — Tue, 02 Jun 2026 02:32:31 +0000

I've been saying it for the past 4-5 years. This plane will NEVER be certified. That's all!

Mien — Tue, 02 Jun 2026 02:26:15 +0000

Can we maybe consider the use of the term “Emirates new First Class”. When your child turns 10, even if they are your youngest, you don’t call them the new addition to the family. The Emirates product will be over a decade old by the time the first Emirates B777X takes to the skies. In my mind Emirates should be in the process of designing a newer version. Not blaming Emirates… clearly not something they took into account back in 2014 or 2015, before wars and pandemics.