British Airways Says It Will Take Its First Boeing 777X In 2024

The Boeing 777X is set to be the next new aircraft to hit the US manufacturer’s product catalog.
However, its launch has been anything but smooth.
Boeing was due to deliver the first aircraft last year, but delays to the program have caused this to slip several times.
Now the first delivery is planned for late 2023.
IAG reconfirms Boeing 777X delivery timeline British Airways had been expecting its first 777X aircraft next year under the original delivery timeline. Despite several delays to the program, the airline refused to comment on any delay in the delivery of its Boeing jets. However, this all changed today.Buried deep in a 91 page PDF containing British Airways’ owner’s, IAG, financial results, the group outlined its new 777X delivery timeline.
As things stand, British Airways has 18 orders for the larger -9 variant of the aircraft.
While not elaborating on how many would be delivered each year, IAG confirmed that BA would take its 18 planes in the four years from and including 2024 to 2027.

While British Airways has 18 firm orders for the 777-9, it also has 24 options for the type.
This means that if all of the airline’s options are taken up, the airline would have a total of 42 Boeing 777X aircraft.

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