Boeing Delays 777x Delivery Again, Extends Timeline to 2027…

Boeing Company (NYSE: BA) is facing another delay in the delivery of its 777X widebody aircraft, with initial deliveries now expected in early 2027, according to a report from Bloomberg News published October 2 and confirmed by Reuters the same day. The revised timeline represents another setback for Boeing’s next-generation twin-engine jet, which was originally expected to enter service in 2020.

The Bloomberg report cites people familiar with the program who said launch customer Deutsche Lufthansa AG (XETRA: LHA) has adjusted its fleet plans and no longer expects to operate the 777X before 2027. Several Wall Street analysts anticipate that Boeing could record an additional $1 billion to $4 billion in charges related to the schedule change during its upcoming third-quarter earnings release.

Boeing Chief Executive Officer Kelly Ortberg acknowledged last month that certification work for the 777X remains behind schedule, describing a “mountain of work” still ahead but emphasizing that no new technical issues have been identified. The company had most recently targeted a 2026 entry into service—already six years later than originally planned when the aircraft was launched in 2013.

The 777X, which features folding wing tips and GE Aerospace’s GE9X engines, is designed to be the largest twinjet ever built and to improve fuel efficiency by roughly 15 percent compared with current long-range models. The program has so far generated more than $10 billion in cumulative charges, according to Boeing’s prior financial disclosures and recent media reports.

Industry analysts, including RBC Capital Markets’ Ken Herbert, now project initial deliveries in the second half of 2027. Reuters reported that Boeing’s most recent timeline adjustment was not tied to new technical findings but rather to extended certification and regulatory processes following heightened oversight by the Federal Aviation Administration.

The news precedes the 2025 Dubai Airshow, the same venue where Boeing first unveiled the 777X program in 2013. Major customers such as Emirates Airline, with 200 orders, and Qatar Airways, with 100, are among the largest holders in Boeing’s order book for the widebody jet.

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Boeing (NYSE: BA) is a leading global aerospace manufacturer and provider of commercial airplanes, defense products, and space systems. Headquartered in Arlington, Virginia, the company supports customers in more than 150 countries with a focus on safety, innovation, and sustainable aviation development.

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