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"Cathay Pacific has long had a compelling reason to want the Boeing 777X. The airline built much of its long-haul network around the 777-300ER, so the larger, more efficient 777-9 offered an obvious next-generation replacement for high-capacity routes from slot-constrained Hong Kong. Cathay also plans to make the aircraft its flagship, introducing an all-new First Class product when the first 777-9 arrives. Despite years of delays, Cathay went even further in 2025 by exercising purchase rights for 14 additional 777-9s, taking its firm order to 35 aircraft.  The logic is clear, but so are the risks. Cathay already operates both the A350-900 and A350-1000, giving it a proven, efficient long-haul family that has been flying for years, while the 777X remains uncertified. Boeing now expects the first 777X delivery in 2027, meaning Cathay has tied a large part of its future flagship fleet to an aircraft that is years late, while also committing new First Class product development around it."

"The Airbus A321XLR is starting to be flown in higher numbers, now being flown by Iberia, Aer Lingus, American Airlines, Qantas, Wizz Air, Air Canada, and United Airlines, with more on the way. The reception to the aircraft has been interesting. IAG has praised the plane's economics, while Wizz Air has had more of a mixed experience. The airline has cut its XLR orders significantly, but most of those planes were intended for the airline's Abu Dhabi base, which is no longer operating. United, meanwhile, has stated that the aircraft cannot fly from Newark to Italy nonstop as it had hoped, but American plans to fly it to Vienna, which is even further away. Some have speculated that AA opted for the optional forward ACT, but I don't believe this is confirmed. What I think we're seeing is that this is an A321neo that has been tweaked to add payload capacity and can carry a massive amount of fuel. It's going to be weight-sensitive, it won't have the best takeoff performance, and it will be"

"As reported earlier today by Simple Flying, Boeing's 777X certification process may face a temporary shutdown if 17,000 of the company's engineers go on strike next month. While this is looking unlikely, with their union having advised them to accept an improved pay deal, Boeing is also working to resolve engine issues relating to ETOPS authorization, which could also delay the 777X's certification, production, and entry into service. At best, it will carry commercial passengers for the first time in 2027, some seven years late. With this in mind, do you think that Boeing would have been better off developing a clean-sheet aircraft for its next widebody twinjet, rather than updating the 777? Of course, this would have been a long and expensive process, and, as we saw with the 787, new designs can also face delays. However, the key difference is that the cost and duration would have been expected, rather than a nasty surprise. What do you think? Will Boeing live to regret its choices r"

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