Delivery of the 777X to Emirates Airlines within the planned schedule

Boeing Commercial Airplanes has confirmed that it is looking forward to delivering the 777X to Emirates Airlines in 2027, within the currently planned schedule.

Omar Erekat, Vice President of Sales and Marketing for the Middle East at Boeing Commercial Airplanes, said that the conditions of supply chains are improving compared to the previous period, but they still face ongoing challenges, pointing out that pressure continues on all parties concerned with delivering the aircraft within the specified timetables.

Erekat explained, in an interview with the media during the Dubai Airshow 2025, that supply challenges directly affect the ability to reach the targeted production and delivery rates to meet the increasing global demand for aircraft, indicating that the company holds continuous meetings with various parties involved in the aircraft manufacturing process, to ensure improvement in the pace of production.

Erekat revealed that “Boeing has obtained approval to increase production of the 737 aircraft to 42 aircraft per month, up from the previous production ceiling of 38 aircraft, which will contribute to enhancing production capacity during the coming period.”

He said, “The company is looking forward to delivering the 777X aircraft to Emirates Airlines in 2027, within the currently planned schedule.”

During its participation in the Dubai Airshow 2025, Boeing revealed its expectations that airlines in the Middle East will enter a new era of growth and modernity, anticipating that the size of the aircraft fleet in the region will double over the next 20 years.

It expected that the region’s share of global passenger traffic would exceed about 10% by 2044, with air travel continuing to grow, based on its annual report, “Boeing’s Commercial Market Estimates for 2025.” The company attributed these expectations to the positive performance of the tourism and trade sectors, and to the emergence of the Middle East as a leading global center in the field of aviation, in addition to the growing appetite of the middle class for travel.

She explained that by taking advantage of modern airports that are well located just eight hours away from 80% of the world’s population, airlines in the Middle East will enhance the role of air traffic in connecting people and economies in Europe, Africa and Asia.

According to “Boeing’s 2025 Commercial Market Estimates,” it is expected that airlines in the region will need about 1,400 wide-body jet airliners by 2044, and this is the highest share of deliveries of these aircraft in the world, in light of their efforts to expand their global connectivity through modern, more fuel-efficient fleets.

According to Boeing’s estimates of the commercial market for the Middle East until 2044, low-cost airlines will expand to occupy about 25% of seat capacity in the Middle East, meeting the requirements of the middle class and the tourism sector within the region, South Asia, and in most parts of Europe.

The company also expects the fleet of single-aisle aircraft in the Middle East to nearly quadruple, and that two-thirds of the deliveries of these aircraft will contribute to achieving significant growth in this field.

The company stated that the demand for commercial aviation services will increase by $455 billion, and 234,000 new employees will be approved in the aviation sector.