Boeing hides the 777X (again): it won't be at the Paris Air Show. But Singapore Airlines' first plane flies in the U.S.
Even in 2025, the Boeing 777X will not be present at the most important aviation exhibition event, which is being held at the airport this year [...]
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Also in 2025, Boeing 777X will not be at aviation's most important trade show event, which this year is held At the Parisian airport of Le Bourget from June 16 to 22..
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Boeing has, once again, preferred to keep a low profile on the jet that should have already been in service with some of the airlines that purchased it and instead has yet to be certified by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and Is not expected to enter passenger service before mid-2026. The last appearance in European skies, and the only one to date, was at the Farnborough Air Show in 2022 and the photos above were actually taken at the fair that alternates, every two years, with Paris.
At the Paris Air Show, there will only be a full-sized section of the aircraft cabin. A mockup that Boeing in recent years has brought to many fairs around the world, such as in Hamburg this year.
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However, important news coming from Everett is the entry into the certification program of the fifth aircraft, which will also be the first 777-9 to be delivered to Singapore Airlines. The Asian airline is a major customer of the next-generation 777, having purchased as many as 31 examples. The plane will receive an 'experimental' certification on July 15 and is expected to make its first flight on July 21.
It should not, however, be the first 777X delivered to an airline, given that such honor was 'promised' by Boeing to Lufthansa, to (very) partial compensation for the many delays in U.S.-made aircraft deliveries suffered by the German carrier, which have forced him to extend the life of the A340-300s and A340-600s in service over and over again.
Whether Lufthansa is then really the first to fly the 777X. with passengers on board, will depend on when the FAA certifies its Allegris cabins, after The case of the 15 Boeing 787-9s that are still grounded in the U.S. because the U.S. Federal Flight Safety Administration has not yet given the green light to the 'innovative' Business Class cabin fitted on German Dreamliners.
At Le Bourget, speaking of commercial aircraft, Boeing will bring only the Boeing 777-300ER of Qatar Airways in Champions League livery, which will be in static display.
