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Qatar Airways to delay B777 retirements due to B777X delays
Qatar Airways (QR, Doha Hamad Int'l) has said that it will delay the retirements of B777-300(ER)s after Boeing confirmed that the projected delivery of the first B777-9 has now slipped to 2021, Air Transport World has reported.
The Qatari flag carrier has previously vied for the B777-9's launch customer, although Lufthansa (LH, Frankfurt Int'l) and Emirates (EK, Dubai Int'l) also expect to be first in line for the new widebody.
According to the ch-aviation fleets advanced module, Qatar Airways operates forty-eight B777-300(ER)s and nine B777-200(LR)s. They are due to be replaced with the B777X - Qatar Airways has ten B777-8s and fifty -9s on firm order from the manufacturer.
The Qatari flag carrier has previously vied for the B777-9's launch customer, although Lufthansa (LH, Frankfurt Int'l) and Emirates (EK, Dubai Int'l) also expect to be first in line for the new widebody.
According to the ch-aviation fleets advanced module, Qatar Airways operates forty-eight B777-300(ER)s and nine B777-200(LR)s. They are due to be replaced with the B777X - Qatar Airways has ten B777-8s and fifty -9s on firm order from the manufacturer.
