Boeing will focus on being as transparent as possible with its customers about its plans at this week's Dubai Airshow, especially regarding the delayed 777X that Emirates is expecting.
The biennial air expo for the US plane maker will be less about order announcements and more about customer engagement, said Stephanie Pope, the chief executive of its Commercial Airplanes unit.
Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed, chairman and chief executive of Emirates airline and group, and president Tim Clark have been “incredible” partners and are “iconic” figures in innovation for the aviation industry, for Boeing and specifically for the design of the 777 programme, she said.
“Our goal is to be transparent with our customers and walk them through every detail of where we are in the [certification]. We have been doing that, we'll continue to be doing that and we'll be doing that with [Emirates] while we're here as well,” Ms Pope said.
Emirates, the biggest buyer of the 777X wide-body plane, does not know when in 2027 it will receive its first delivery, Mr
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