{"id":108009,"date":"2021-04-07T19:20:00","date_gmt":"2021-04-07T19:20:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/?p=108009"},"modified":"2021-04-08T11:36:13","modified_gmt":"2021-04-08T11:36:13","slug":"qatar-airways-interested-in-potential-boeing-777x-freighter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aviacionaldia.com\/en\/2021\/04\/qatar-airways-interested-in-potential-boeing-777x-freighter.html","title":{"rendered":"Qatar Airways interested in potential Boeing 777X freighter."},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Top Boeing customer Qatar Airways on Tuesday expressed interest in a potential new freighter from the U.S. planemaker, while urging engine maker GE to invest in future technology as pressure builds on airlines to reduce emissions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

See also: <\/em><\/strong>Qatar Airways, Delta and ANA, the best during Covid\u2019s time, according eDreams.<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Plans for a freighter 777X have been delayed as Boeing wrestles with certification delays and weak demand for its passenger version.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Qatar Airways Chief Executive Akbar Al Baker told an online event the Gulf carrier would \u201cdefinitely be interested to look into\u201d a freighter 777X, though said he had not been notified by Boeing about plans to launch it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Qatar Airways would need to start replacing older 777 jets by the time Boeing or rival Airbus launch any new aircraft programmes, he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

See also:<\/strong> Qatar Airways will operate 1,200 weekly flights 140 destinations this summer.<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

European planemaker Airbus is also gauging airline interest in a freighter version of its A350 passenger jet, which if launched would target a market key to Boeing, Reuters<\/a> reported.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Qatar Airways has ordered 65 777X passenger jets, according to Boeing\u2019s website, and Al Baker said the airline would receive its first three in 2023 following delays at the planemaker.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Boeing said this year the jet would start deliveries in 2023, three years later than initially planned with a longer and costlier certification process.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Al Baker also urged GE to get involved in \u201cfuture technology engines sooner than later,\u201d citing an airline industry carbon neutral growth commitment in 2050.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWhen you look at how long things take to develop, 2050 is not far away,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Related Topics<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\t\t\t
\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t
\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"\"\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

\n\t\t\t\tChina Southern Airlines Seals Deal with Airbus for 137 A320neo Jets<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\tRead More<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t
\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"\"\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

\n\t\t\t\tAirbus Misses Q1 Profit Forecasts Following Delivery Slump Amid Engine Crisis<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\tRead More<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t
\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"\"\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

\n\t\t\t\tAir Canada Receives Its First Airbus A321XLR: Start of a Strategic Transformation in Long-Haul Routes<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\tRead More<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t
\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"\"\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

\n\t\t\t\tAirbus Reaches Key Milestone for A350F Program: Production of Industry\u2019s Largest Main Deck Cargo Door Finalized in Spain<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\tRead More<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Top Boeing customer Qatar Airways on Tuesday expressed interest in a potential new freighter from the U.S. planemaker,…\n","protected":false},"author":4316,"featured_media":108011,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_uag_custom_page_level_css":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[222,230,465,220,234],"class_list":{"0":"post-108009","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-airlines","8":"tag-aircraft","9":"tag-airline","10":"tag-asia-2","11":"tag-boeing-2","12":"tag-qatar-airways-2"},"uagb_featured_image_src":{"full":["https:\/\/aviacionaldia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Akbar-Al-Baker.jpg",800,400,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/aviacionaldia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Akbar-Al-Baker-150x150.jpg",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/aviacionaldia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Akbar-Al-Baker-300x150.jpg",300,150,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/aviacionaldia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Akbar-Al-Baker-768x384.jpg",768,384,true],"large":["https:\/\/aviacionaldia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Akbar-Al-Baker.jpg",800,400,false],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/aviacionaldia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Akbar-Al-Baker.jpg",800,400,false],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/aviacionaldia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Akbar-Al-Baker.jpg",800,400,false],"pk-small":["https:\/\/aviacionaldia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Akbar-Al-Baker-80x80.jpg",80,80,true],"pk-thumbnail":["https:\/\/aviacionaldia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Akbar-Al-Baker-300x225.jpg",300,225,true],"csco-small":["https:\/\/aviacionaldia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Akbar-Al-Baker-80x80.jpg",80,80,true],"csco-intermediate":["https:\/\/aviacionaldia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Akbar-Al-Baker-200x140.jpg",200,140,true],"csco-thumbnail":["https:\/\/aviacionaldia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Akbar-Al-Baker-380x220.jpg",380,220,true],"csco-thumbnail-alternative":["https:\/\/aviacionaldia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Akbar-Al-Baker-300x180.jpg",300,180,true],"csco-thumbnail-uncropped":["https:\/\/aviacionaldia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Akbar-Al-Baker-380x190.jpg",380,190,true],"csco-medium":["https:\/\/aviacionaldia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Akbar-Al-Baker.jpg",800,400,false],"csco-medium-alternative":["https:\/\/aviacionaldia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Akbar-Al-Baker-560x336.jpg",560,336,true],"csco-medium-uncropped":["https:\/\/aviacionaldia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Akbar-Al-Baker.jpg",800,400,false],"csco-large":["https:\/\/aviacionaldia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Akbar-Al-Baker.jpg",800,400,false],"csco-large-uncropped":["https:\/\/aviacionaldia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Akbar-Al-Baker.jpg",800,400,false],"csco-extra-large":["https:\/\/aviacionaldia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Akbar-Al-Baker.jpg",800,400,false]},"uagb_author_info":{"display_name":"Redacci\u00f3n - Aviaci\u00f3n al D\u00eda","author_link":"https:\/\/aviacionaldia.com\/en\/author\/aad"},"uagb_comment_info":0,"uagb_excerpt":"Top Boeing customer Qatar Airways on Tuesday expressed interest in a potential new freighter from the U.S. planemaker,…","amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/aviacionaldia.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/108009","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/aviacionaldia.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/aviacionaldia.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aviacionaldia.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4316"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aviacionaldia.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=108009"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/aviacionaldia.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/108009\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":108010,"href":"https:\/\/aviacionaldia.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/108009\/revisions\/108010"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aviacionaldia.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/108011"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/aviacionaldia.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=108009"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aviacionaldia.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=108009"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aviacionaldia.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=108009"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}