Boeing Scraps 1 Early 777X Built for Emirates as Rework Costs Hit $15 Billion
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Updated · Simple Flying · Jul 19
Boeing Scraps 1 Early 777X Built for Emirates as Rework Costs Hit $15 Billion
2 articles · Updated · Simple Flying · Jul 19
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WH007 — the seventh 777-9 ever built — was dismantled in late summer 2025 after sitting unflown at Boeing’s Everett site since 2019, with the write-off folded into the 777X program’s $15 billion in charges.
Boeing said it chose not to complete the partially assembled jet because early-build 777Xs need costly “change incorporation” work to meet the final certified design after years of testing and FAA-driven revisions.
Around 40 already-built 777X airframes still need some level of retrofit, and the oldest jets face the heaviest work; Boeing once listed a 777-9 at more than $442 million.
Emirates, which ordered 270 777Xs, has said it does not want inventory early-build aircraft, and at least one other carrier has also declined such jets.
The 777X was originally due in 2020 but is now scheduled to enter service in 2027 with Lufthansa, echoing Boeing’s earlier struggle to rework and discount early 787s.