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Dubai Air Show, Day 1: Boeing’s 777X; Anticipated orders
Boeing Insists 777X Widebody Is Worth the Wait By Charles Alcock • Managing Editor Charlotte Bailey • Writer Nov. 16, 2025, © AIN: Twelve years since Boeing launched the 777X program at the 2013 Dubai Airshow, the OEM… Read More
Boeing 3Q2025: 777X gets new $4.9bn write off as earnings results prove mixed
By Karl Sinclair Oct. 29, 2025, © Leeham News: The Boeing Company (BA) took another charge in the third quarter, to the tune of $4.9bn, on the struggling 777X program–which has yet to deliver a single aircraft to… Read More
Heading toward year-end, Airbus maintains lead in narrowbody orders but Boeing commands the widebody sector
Subscription Required By Scott Hamilton Oct. 13, 2025, © Leeham News: As the commercial airliner industry sprints to the end of this year, Boeing remains the champion in the widebody, twin-aisle sector with a commanding lead over Airbus…. Read More
FAA begins to ease restrictions on Boeing
Subscription Required Part 2 of 2 By Scott Hamilton Oct. 06, 2025, © Leeham News: Boeing is making progress toward its recovery from six years of back-to-back-to-back crises, but slow certification of three airplane derivatives has been a… Read More
Boeing’s Orberg: Striving for parity with Airbus deliveries
Traveled work, rework are still obstacles 777X certification running late; customers now see first deliveries in 4Q2026 By Karl Sinclair Sept. 17, 2025, © Leeham News: “We were almost at parity on deliveries with Airbuses last month…. We’re… Read More
GE increasing use of automation and AI to support MRO
Subscription Required By Scott Hamilton A tool used by GE Aerospace for its Artificial Intelligence MRO process. Credit: AIN. Aug. 25, 2025, © Leeham News: GE Aerospace is using robotics, automation, and Artificial Intelligence (AI) as well as… Read More
Boeing’s Ortberg’s first year as CEO: progress, but lots remaining to do
By Scott Hamilton Analysis Aug. 8, 2025, © Leeham News: Today is the one-year anniversary of Kelly Ortberg stepping into what is probably the most challenging career move of his professional life: becoming the chief executive officer of… Read More
Boeing adds back deferred production costs for 777X in 1H2025
Subscription Required By Karl Sinclair August 5, 2025, © Leeham News: Boeing boosted program deferrals in the second financial quarter on the 777X and 737 MAX, shifting costs around, which had the effect of improving the profit-and-loss picture… Read More
At long last, Boeing appears near certification and EIS for 777X
Subscription Required By Scott Hamilton July 14, 2025, © Leeham News: Boeing is still months away from receiving certification of its newest, largest jet—the 777-9—and the company didn’t bring one of the test airplanes to the Paris Air… Read More
Five for Five: Air India crash points to systemic problems at Boeing that CEO Ortberg must fix
By Scott Hamilton June 15, 2025, © Leeham News, Le Bourget, France: The Paris Air Show was supposed to be another step, however small, in Boeing’s way back from six years from crisis after crisis, safety and quality… Read More