the triple 7x is boeing's latest widebody offering and its largest ever twin-engine
aircraft although the aircraft is still around two years away from entering service boeing
has racked up 320 orders for the new triple 7x according to boeing's order book the largest
number of orders is the 115 aircraft ordered by emirates want to know about it well stay
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further ado let's begin when boeing's all-new triple 7x jumbo jet goes into service passengers
can likely expect an upsized experience from a more spacious cabin to bigger windows and
overhead storage compartments taking the media onboard the aircraft which is in singapore
for the bi-annual singapore air show on sunday february 13th boeing senior director of product
marketing brian hermasmere said this is not just another triple seven a significant loss
on the triple 7x a re-winged and re-engine major derivative of the hugely popular triple
seven is certainly bad news for a company grappling with technical execution problems
on many of its jetliners military and space programs boeing's biggest single program in
terms of revenue the 737 max is only now returning to production and service after two tragic
crashes and a complete redo of the jets control systems but the triple 7x's biggest problem
and a key cause of its delay is actually commercial the order book has been largely stagnant for
around 5 years with just over 300 on the backlog and a very small customer group worse the
pandemic has accelerated a secular shift in airline fleet planning airlines want more
aircraft that are smaller and medium range to connect more city pairs a process known
as route fragmentation they want fewer twin aisles especially large ones the federal aviation
administration faa sent a letter to boeing saying that the manufacturer's new triple
7x aircraft currently in its testing phase likely will not receive its certification
until mid to late 2023 the faa has blocked boeing from moving forward with a key step
in its certification of the aircraft pushing the projected date on which the faa will give
the aircraft the all clear back by months the letter sent may 13th and reviewed by the
seattle times cites multiple issues with the aircraft perhaps most notable is an incident
during a december 2020 test flight when the aircraft performed an uncommanded pitch event
when the nodes of the aircraft pitch abruptly upward down with that pilot input boeing has
yet to confirm that it fully understands and has corrected the problem that occurred that
day the letter also mentioned an aspect of aircraft's common core system described as
the central nervous system of the plane that the faa believes is not up to par the faa
reports that the system has incomplete data and has not cleared preliminary safety checks
honestly if it goes beyond 2023 and it goes on for another year we probably cancel the
program tim clark told industry publication airline ratings what else can we do we can
continue the way we are boeing really needs to get their act together and get this aircraft
sorted emmerich is the world's largest international carrier according to industry data and the
largest user of widebody jets don't forget the aircraft was originally designed for delivery
in april 2020 it's now 2024 if we're lucky you've now got a four year delay with the
program if they got another year on it we're gonna question if this is fit for purpose
or not what's the problem with it a boeing spokesperson said it remains focused on executing
the comprehensive series of tests and conditions to demonstrate the safety and reliability
of the airplane's design boeing will continue to work closely with customers the company
said developed from the triple seven 300 er the three family triple 777x series incorporates
general electric ge9x engines and a high aspect composite wing design to deliver an aircraft
targeted approximately 12 percent lower fuel consumption than the airbus a350 1000 first
to enter service in 2023 is the 400 plus seat triple seven nine with a fuselage stretch
of nine feet overall and 20 per seat fuel burn improvement over the 365 passenger triple
7 300 er this shorter triple seven eight which shares the same fuselage length as the recently
launched triple seven eight f freighter will carry similar passenger loads as the triple
7 300 er but with a 13 fuel burn improvement while flying more than 1 000 nautical miles
farther launched in 2013 the triple 79 first flew in january 2020 and is undergoing flight
tests the triple 7 8f freighter will carry 31 freight pilots on the main deck plus existing
space for 13 pallets and additional bulk cargo or 5995 cubic feet in the lower holds is due
to enter service in 2027.
the debut of the triple seven eight which boeing delayed focusing on the development
of the triple seven nine is now expected towards the end of the decade qatar airways signed
an order worth 6.8 billion dollars for ge9x engines as part of its triple seven eight
freighter commitment the triple seven x larger variant can seat 426 in a two class layout
with a range of thirteen thousand five hundred kilometers the triple seven nine is targeted
at a specific market flag chip long-haul routes the jet is largely meant to replace the 77w
747 and a380s for carriers seeing aging fleets however don't expect to see booming sails
the biggest threat to the triple 7x is smaller wide bodies like the a350 900 and strongly
rumored 78710 er with a similar range profile with lower capacity airlines have shifted
many 77w routes to these new generation aircraft but don't think that there isn't a market
for these planes in 2020 the company announced it was sliding the first delivery back further
to 2022 as the max grounding and kobit 19 pandemic took their toll however following
calls from easa for modifications to the flight control system and a newly disclosed uncommanded
pitch event during a flight on december 8th 2020 boeing conceded certification would take
even longer than expected building on the cabins of the boeing triple 7 and 787 dreamliner
the neo triple 7x will create a more spacious flight experience its cabins will be 4 inches
wider thanks to wall reductions of 2 inches on each side and windows will be 16 larger
than those found on the current triple seven to provide every passenger with better views
throughout the windows will also be raised by two and a half inches to allow more light
and views even for passengers who won't be in a window seat airlines will also be able
to customize ceilings overhead bins are sculpted concavely to once again provide a more spacious
feel while still allowing passengers one overhead back per person the design is also meant to
make it easier for passengers to close bins reducing effort by 40 compared to previous
models according to boeing representatives led lightings feature will provide a calming
ambience throughout while wider cabins will also allow airlines to customize cabinet alignments
that include direct aisle access and business class singapore airlines is boeing triple
7x delivery was initially scheduled for 2021 but after a series of production setbacks
boeing now expects it won't hand over the keys to triple seven nine launch customer
emirates until 2023 with singapore airlines's boeing triple seven nine delivery date likely
to be no earlier than 2024 and potentially sometime in 2025 as a consequence all twin
isle models are suffering from plummeting orders and deliveries and utilization has
collapsed as of january just 33 percent of triple seven capacity was active compared
with a year ago according to data from the international air transport association for
single aisle jets the figure is around 60 like other town aisles the triple 7 has been
a victim of its own success between 2012 and 2018 boeing delivered standard passenger triple
7 300 ers plus another 90 cargo models this is reflected in order numbers for the triple
seven x the smaller triple seven eight has seen few orders leading to news that it might
just be scrapped the triple seven nine comprises almost all of the 320 orders for passenger
planes and there don't seem to be many more coming soon now that we've come to the end
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