Boeing Just Scrapped One of the First 777Xs to Roll Off Everett Line
The scrapped 777-9 was disassembled for recycling, and Boeing said the cost was already included in its financial results.
- On Sunday, Boeing Commercial Airplanes CEO Stephanie Pope confirmed the company scrapped one 777X plane ahead of the Farnborough Airshow, after The Air Current first reported the development earlier that day.
- Boeing is executing a "change-incorporation" program for about 30 777X planes to address design updates, following a $4.9 billion charge in October that delayed the first 777-9 delivery to 2027.
- Wells Fargo analyst David Strauss warned change-incorporation "sounds a bit scary based on past history," referencing Boeing's troubled 787 Dreamliner program, though Pope said the company "learned a lot" from that experience.
- The partially assembled plane was "disassembled following industry best practices for recycling," a spokesperson said, as CEO Stephanie Pope emphasized her focus on "lean fundamental principles" to improve efficiency.
- CEO Stephanie Pope addressed speculation regarding an all-new aircraft program, stating Boeing will wait until the market and technology are ready rather than setting a specific timeline.
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Boeing has scrapped a brand-new aircraft with a list price of approximately 400 million dollars. Stephanie Pope, head of Boeing Commercial Airplanes, announced this this week during the Farnborough Airshow. The aircraft in question is a Boeing 777X, the successor to the famous 'Triple Seven'. Due to years of delays in the certification process, Boeing had to modify the design multiple times. In the case of one of the first aircraft built, those …
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Boeing just scrapped one of the first 777Xs to roll off Everett line
LONDON — Boeing commercial airplanes CEO Stephanie Pope is optimistic about the company’s long-delayed 777X family — even if Boeing did have to scrap one of the first planes from that program.
It was supposed to be the modern successor to the iconic Boeing 777. Instead, the new 777X has been the headache for American aircraft manufacturer Boeing for years. The project is so massively behind schedule that Boeing has now sent a brand-new example to the scrapyard. The aircraft, with a list price of around 400 million dollars, never flew a single meter.
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gelderlander.nlIt was supposed to be the modern successor to the iconic Boeing 777. Instead, the new 777X has been the headache for American aircraft manufacturer Boeing for years. The project is so massively behind schedule that Boeing has now sent a brand-new example to the scrapyard. The aircraft, with a list price of around 400 million dollars, never flew a single meter.
With ‘massive’ rework challenge looming, Boeing quietly scrapped a 777X
For six years, a hulking, green Boeing 777-9 airframe sat dormant at an airfield north of Seattle, weighted blocks dangling from its wings in place of engines and black covers over missing fairings and open panels. In 2025, the jet quietly disappeared. The seventh 777-9 built by Boeing, dubbed WH007, left the Everett, Washington factory to little fanfare in the summer of 2019. Folded winglets painted in the colors of Emirates, the carrier […] T…
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