From Boeing: Photo: A close up of the wing of the 777-9 currently undergoing fatigue testing. (Patrick Rodwell photo) The test rig’s hydraulics hummed and whirred like a roller coaster up its first big hill. A massive wing rose and fell in a steady cadence — like a physical therapist testing a shoulder joint — […]
World Airline News•Bruce Drum23 JulGE Aerospace (NYSE: GE) announced on July 23, 2026 that National Airlines has committed to purchase one GE90-110B and six CF6-80C2 engines to power their Boeing 777F/747F cargo airplanes. The GE90 engine family powers all Boeing 777 models and is the exclusive powerplant on the 777-300ER, -200LR, and Freighter. The GE90 engine features several technology […]
World Airline News•Bruce Drum23 Jul
Flight tracking data shows the damaged Boeing 777-300ER being ferried to Kalitta Maintenance's overhaul facility.
From August 1, 2026, Air India will fly non-stop between Delhi and Toronto, retiring the Boeing 777-300ER on the route in favour of the newly delivered Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner. The switch does more than swap one widebody for another — it eliminates the technical fuel stop at Vienna that has long added hours to the […]
NetworkThoughts•Network Thoughts23 JulA Kalitta Air Boeing 777-300ERSF cargo aircraft registered N778CK, arriving from Brussels Airport, safely landed at Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport (CVG) after its tail struck the runway during a go-around. The incident occurred at approximately 20:15 local time on 19 July, with video footage showing sparks as the aircraft’s tail contacted the runway during the […]
Aviation24.be•André Orban22 Jul
Boeing and MSC Air Cargo have signed a significant deal for five new 777-8 Freighters, further strengthening the operator's all-Boeing cargo fleet.
AviationSource News•Len Varley22 JulAviation News – MSC Air Cargo has expanded its international logistics network by purchasing five Boeing 777-8 Freighters, marking a major milestone in the cargo...
Folding wingtips were neither necessary nor practical on the 777 until today.
Boeing has announced that MSC Air Cargo has ordered five 777-8 Freighters, marking the cargo airline’s first commitment to Boeing’s next-generation freighter. The order, previously listed as unidentified in Boeing’s order book, was announced at the Farnborough Airshow. The new aircraft will complement MSC Air Cargo’s existing fleet of 777 Freighters and support the carrier’s […]
Aviation24.be•André Orban21 Jul
Aircraft assembled in 2019 reportedly became the first known 777-9 to be broken up before entering commercial service after years in storage
Air Data News•Ricardo Meier21 Jul
MSC Air Cargo has placed an order for five Boeing 777-8 Freighters, marking the fast-growing cargo operator’s first…
AeroTime•Jean Carmela Lim21 JulMSC Air Cargo has placed its first order for Boeing’s 777-8 Freighter, committing to five aircraft as the carrier expands its long-haul cargo fleet. The previously unidentified order makes MSC Air Cargo the third Europe-based cargo airline to select the new freighter, which Boeing says offers the highest payload and the lowest fuel consumption, emissions […]
AviTrader•Heike Tamm21 Jul
Hello from Germany, as I just flew Air India’s Boeing 777-300ER first class on the 9hr25min flight from Delhi (DEL) to Frankfurt (FRA), as part of my current review trip. Truth be told, my main motivation with flying Air India’s first class was to check out the new Air India First Class Lounge Delhi, which didn’t disappoint.
One Mile at a Time•Ben Schlappig21 Jul
Carrier will add Boeing's future flagship freighter to its fleet of seven 777Fs
Air Data News•Ricardo Meier21 JulFARNBOROUGH, England — MSC Air Cargo, the airfreight arm of Switzerland-based shipping and logistics group MSC, is the customer behind an unidentified order for five 777-8Fs. Boeing, which revealed the deal today at the Farnborough International Airshow, logged the order in December 2025 but until now had attributed it to an undisclosed customer. The 777-8Fs […]
MSC Air Cargo has placed its first order for Boeing’s 777-8 Freighter, committing to five aircraft as it looks to support the…
Aviation Business News•Craig Waters21 Jul
All-Boeing freighter operator will add five 777-8 Freighters to its 777 Freighter fleet MSC Air Cargo seeks to capitalize on resilient air cargo demand with newest generation widebody freighters FARNBOROUGH, United Kingdom, July 21, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Boeing [NYSE: BA] and MSC Air Cargo today announced that the fast-growing air cargo operator has purchased five […] The post Boeing and MSC Air Cargo Announce Order for 777-8 Freighters first appeared on PLANEtalking .
In a report in the Telegraph (UK), Emirates’ outspoken CEO Tim Clark didn’t mince words about taking delivery of several
Air Insight•Ernest Arvai21 JulWidebody activity carried the freighter aircraft transaction momentum into June, with Cargo Facts recording sixty-two FATs, surpassing the previous month by thirteen transactions. However, the number of FATs in June decreased 29% year over year. China Southern Cargo highlighted the widebody activity for the month, placing an order with Boeing for eight 777-8Fs and two […]
The Boeing 777-300, operating as K4 264, scraped the runway at CVG after a go-around.