BBS:      TELESC.NET.BR
Assunto:  Re: Airbus scores big
De:       Ward Dossche
Data:     Fri, 20 Mar 2026 02:08:14 +0100
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RR> This on top of Atlas Air securing a large order for A350 frieghters.
 
RR> They will now no longer be an all Boeing fleet..
 
I don't have a direct link into the offices of Atlas Air but I think the delays with the 777X are a contributing factor ... the A350-1000F has about the same payload, greater range and burns less.
 
RR> So did Boeing perhaps kill the 747-8F program too early?
 
I don't think so. With a 777X-freighter in the pipeline and no more interest for new 747-8Fs, it was a correct decicion I guess ... and then something happened, the 777X's difficulties to get certified.
 
RR> The 777F is a workhorse, and was largely killed by European emission
RR> standards, but still.
 
I would like to cast doubt on that, because it's a problem for the engine-maker, not the airframe.
 
The 777X and the 747-8 share the same problem ... no US-airlines have ordered them (other than Atlas's final 747s)...
 
My opinion? The 777X will eventually become a commercial disaster, something like the A380 ... Hitting the markets too late ...It will never earn Boeing any money. 
 \%/@rd

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