Farnborough Airshow: More Boeing 777-9s Ordered By Qatar Airways

Award-winning carrier Qatar Airways extended its order book for the Boeing 777-9 widebody aircraft at the Farnborough International Airshow 2024. The airline ordered 20 additional aircraft of the said type, bumping the order book to 60. In addition, the carrier also has 34 Boeing 777-8 Freighters on order. Simple math reveals that the airline will induct 94 777X jets into its fleet.

The 777-9 is the largest member of Boeing’s 777 family. It can seat up to 426 passengers in a typical two-class configuration and fly them nonstop for up to 7,295 nautical miles (13,510 km). Boeing began certification flight testing for 777-9 earlier this month.

Besides the order book for 777X aircraft, Qatar Airways has 12 787 Dreamliners and 25 737 Max jets on order with Boeing.

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