Cathay Pacific could swap some or even all of its orders for the Boeing 777X to the Boeing 787-10 Dreamliner as the airline looks to both trim its financial commitments and right-size its fleet for the post-coronavirus world. Cathay Pacific is deferring delivery of its Boeing 777-9s beyond 2025, suggesting that the airline won't be getting these new flagship aircraft in the next five years. Only time will tell how this situation plays out, and if Cathay Pacific will be taking delivery of these planes at all. Cathay's Boeing 777 first class will make way for an all-new design on the 777X. The suites have since undergone two updates of the physical or 'hard' product – once in 2013, another in 2017 – with a 'soft product' refresh from late 2019. Cathay Pacific The 777X is Boeing's newest family of twin-aisle airplanes that builds on the passenger-preferred and market-leading 777 and 787 families. The Boeing 777X will deliver unmatched performance, exceptional profitability and industry leading reliability.
Cathay Pacific is set to receive its first Boeing 777-9 in 2021. Delivery of the airline's new flagship 777-9s will continue through until 2024 when the airline will operate 21 of the new state-of-the-art aircraft. The Boeing 777X at its roll-out. Photo: Dan Nevill via Wikimedia.
Cathay Pacific (CX/CPA) has announced that it will defer deliveries of its brand-new Boeing 777-9X aircraft to 'beyond 2025', meaning the carrier will not receive the new 777X for at least the next five years.
The carrier was originally supposed to take delivery of its order for 21 aircraft between 2021 and 2024, however has decided to defer the orders due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the resulting collapse in travel demand. Pokemon center. This has been especially tough for Cathay, which had already faced significant issues pre-pandemic due to the Hong Kong protests, competition from other carriers and other business issues.
Cathay 777x
Some speculate that the carrier may cancel its entire order for the 777X in order to save money on delivery costs, and instead simply make do with its current fleet, which is still relatively young. Like other airlines, Cathay Pacific has been trying to defer deliveries of new aircraft orders. Fortunately for the airline, Boeing has been relatively cooperative in allowing deferrals during the pandemic, although some carriers are still scheduled to take delivery of new planes like the 777X on schedule.
Cathay Pacific 777x First Class
Since the aircraft will not be delivered for at least another five years, this means that Cathay Pacific will be delaying its new first and business class products for at least five years as well. The carrier had originally planned to debut the new cabins on the 777-9, however, with the order deferred and no plans to retrofit existing aircraft, Cathay Pacific's new premium cabins will be put on hold for now.
Cathay Cancel 777x
Cathay Pacific could swap some or even all of its orders for the Boeing 777X to the Boeing 787-10 Dreamliner as the airline looks to both trim its financial commitments and right-size its fleet for the post-coronavirus world. Cathay Pacific is deferring delivery of its Boeing 777-9s beyond 2025, suggesting that the airline won't be getting these new flagship aircraft in the next five years. Only time will tell how this situation plays out, and if Cathay Pacific will be taking delivery of these planes at all. Cathay's Boeing 777 first class will make way for an all-new design on the 777X. The suites have since undergone two updates of the physical or 'hard' product – once in 2013, another in 2017 – with a 'soft product' refresh from late 2019. Cathay Pacific The 777X is Boeing's newest family of twin-aisle airplanes that builds on the passenger-preferred and market-leading 777 and 787 families. The Boeing 777X will deliver unmatched performance, exceptional profitability and industry leading reliability.
Cathay Pacific is set to receive its first Boeing 777-9 in 2021. Delivery of the airline's new flagship 777-9s will continue through until 2024 when the airline will operate 21 of the new state-of-the-art aircraft. The Boeing 777X at its roll-out. Photo: Dan Nevill via Wikimedia.
Cathay Pacific (CX/CPA) has announced that it will defer deliveries of its brand-new Boeing 777-9X aircraft to 'beyond 2025', meaning the carrier will not receive the new 777X for at least the next five years.
The carrier was originally supposed to take delivery of its order for 21 aircraft between 2021 and 2024, however has decided to defer the orders due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the resulting collapse in travel demand. Pokemon center. This has been especially tough for Cathay, which had already faced significant issues pre-pandemic due to the Hong Kong protests, competition from other carriers and other business issues.
Cathay 777x
Some speculate that the carrier may cancel its entire order for the 777X in order to save money on delivery costs, and instead simply make do with its current fleet, which is still relatively young. Like other airlines, Cathay Pacific has been trying to defer deliveries of new aircraft orders. Fortunately for the airline, Boeing has been relatively cooperative in allowing deferrals during the pandemic, although some carriers are still scheduled to take delivery of new planes like the 777X on schedule.
Cathay Pacific 777x First Class
Since the aircraft will not be delivered for at least another five years, this means that Cathay Pacific will be delaying its new first and business class products for at least five years as well. The carrier had originally planned to debut the new cabins on the 777-9, however, with the order deferred and no plans to retrofit existing aircraft, Cathay Pacific's new premium cabins will be put on hold for now.
Cathay Cancel 777x
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