Production date for Boeing's long-haul 777-8 up in air as Qantas weighs options
The date of entry into service of Boeing's ultra-long-range 777-8 wide-body airliner will depend partly on customer demand, an executive said, with the planemaker hoping to win an order from Qantas Airways to supply the plane for Sydney-London flights. Qantas has said it could order Boeing's 777-8 or the rival Airbus A350-1000 for the longest commercial flights in history by the end of this year, with hopes of delivery from late 2022. Qantas has said the plane order remains subject to a favourable business case and reaching agreements with the pilot's union and Australia's aviation regulator for unprecedented crew duty times. Boeing and Airbus are vying for the prestigious order, which stretches the limits of their longest-range planes. <br/>
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Production date for Boeing's long-haul 777-8 up in air as Qantas weighs options
The date of entry into service of Boeing's ultra-long-range 777-8 wide-body airliner will depend partly on customer demand, an executive said, with the planemaker hoping to win an order from Qantas Airways to supply the plane for Sydney-London flights. Qantas has said it could order Boeing's 777-8 or the rival Airbus A350-1000 for the longest commercial flights in history by the end of this year, with hopes of delivery from late 2022. Qantas has said the plane order remains subject to a favourable business case and reaching agreements with the pilot's union and Australia's aviation regulator for unprecedented crew duty times. Boeing and Airbus are vying for the prestigious order, which stretches the limits of their longest-range planes. <br/>
