UNITED ARAB EMIRATES: Emirates Told Boeing Years Ago It Would Reject Early 777Xs, Clark Says
FRANKFURT, Germany: Emirates Airline President Tim Clark says the carrier informed Boeing three years ago it would reject its earliest 777X production aircraft. Clark states the decision was documented before the issue became public.
FRANKFURT, Germany
- Emirates Airline President Tim Clark says the carrier informed Boeing three years ago it would reject its earliest 777X production aircraft.
- Clark said during World Routes 2026 in Frankfurt the decision was documented before the issue became public.
- Clark says the aircraft require extensive modifications to meet current standards and that Emirates will accept only newly manufactured jets.
- Clark expresses surprise at the July attention given the prior notification to Boeing.
- Clark says Emirates will not accept the early aircraft and requires new-build examples.
- The decision affects some of the earliest 777-9s built for Emirates from an initial batch of approximately 20 aircraft.
- Clark says Emirates wants aircraft built under Boeing's newer production and quality-control processes.
- Clark says responsibility for the rejected aircraft rests with Boeing.
- Lufthansa also plans to decline some of the earliest 777X airframes built for it.
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