Boeing Co. hinted that it’s considering a cargo-hauling version of its 787 Dreamliner to eventually replace 767 freighters, whose engines won’t comply with tougher emissions standards that take effect in 2028.
“That’s a natural place for us to look,” Brian Hermesmeyer, freighter customer leader for Boeing’s commercial airplane division, told reporters Wednesday in a briefing near its plant in Everett, Washington.
He added that the Arlington, Virginia-based planemaker typically studies the market demand for potential freighter versions of all of its commercial jetliner families as it…
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FlightGlobal is reporting that Boeing’s 777X flight test team is very upbeat on the giant twin’s handling and performance. The Boeing 777X is appearing at the Singapore Air Show. It said, “Brian Hermesmeyer, senior director of product marketing, says the test program’s four aircraft have completed 650 flights and accumulated some 1,900hrs.” This includes a […]