It was already leaked over the weekend that Boeing would have to announce another delay to the 777X. The first delivery will probably happen in the last quarter of 2024 Take place, wrote the portal The Air Current. Now it is clear: it will happen later.

“The team in the 777-9 program is making good progress in development and testing,” the American aircraft maker said in this context on Wednesday (April 27). its quarterly figures with. “However, based on an updated estimate of the time required to meet certification requirements, deliveries of the first 777-9 are now expected in 2025.”

777-9 Production has stopped

Boeing will also halt production of the 777-9 by 2023 to avoid having to store as many planes and possibly overhaul them. According to the manufacturer, until the resumption of production of the 777-9 from the second quarter of 2022, special costs of $ 1.5 billion will be incurred. In return, they want to put more capacity into production 777 freighters by the end of 2023.

The 777-9 is the larger version of the 777X. little one The 777-8 will first be available as a cargo version, The launch customers of the 777-9 are Lufthansa and Emirates.