Boeing announced significant orders for its 787 Dreamliner and 777 double-aisle aircraft from Japan Airlines and Korean Air. On Monday, the company revealed it secured orders for up to 80 of these planes, signaling a strong response to Airbus’s earlier gains among these carriers following issues related to Boeing’s 737 Max.
Brad McMullen, Boeing’s head of sales operations, expressed gratitude for the ongoing partnership with Japan Airlines, which will receive 10 Dreamliners with an option for 10 more. Similarly, Korean Air has ordered twenty 777-9 aircraft and twenty 787-10 planes, with an option for an additional 10 of the latter.
These orders come amid the Farnborough International Airshow, a prominent industry trade event. Japan Airlines previously made headlines in March when it purchased 11 A321neo jets from Airbus, marking a historic shift as it had not acquired single-aisle aircraft from any manufacturer other than Boeing before that. At that time, issues with the 737 Max were ongoing, hindering Boeing’s performance.
Notifications suggested that Airbus had also secured wide-body jet orders from Korean Air during the same period, indicating a potential shift in the carrier’s fleet composition. Stephanie Pope, head of Boeing’s commercial airplane division, remarked on the company’s longstanding relationship with Korean Air, emphasizing that their latest models will enhance capacity and sustainability efforts for the airline’s global operations.