What is replacing 747?

Boeing is currently in the certification process for the 777X program, with the first deliveries scheduled for 2025. The aircraft has big shoes to fill, but there is good reason to believe it will succeed. British Airways is one carrier that placed a sizable order of 777-9s to replace its fleet of retiring 747s.



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Boeing Y3, to replace the 777-300 and 747 product lines. Y3 covers the 350–600+ passenger market, and is expected to be the third Yellowstone Project aircraft to be developed. It would compete with the Airbus A380 family as well as the largest model of the A350 family, the A350-1000.

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According to Boeing's data, the 777-9 has a total length of 251 feet 9 inches (76.72 meters). The 747-8 is just a bit smaller at 250 feet 2 inches (76.3 meters). The 777-9 is the longest commercial aircraft ever built.

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The Boeing 777 series is larger than the 787 and thus can carry more passengers.

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The jetliner is recognizable for its large-diameter turbofan engines, six wheels on each main landing gear, fully circular fuselage cross-section, and a blade-shaped tail cone. The 777 became the first Boeing airliner to use fly-by-wire controls and to apply a composite structure in the tailplanes.

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Currently, the world's biggest international airline has on order 50 A350-900s, 30 787-9s and 115 Boeing 777Xs. The airline operates 119 A380s, 123 Boeing 777-300ERs and 10 Boeing 777-200LRs. The 777X aircraft will replace the A380s, while the A350s and 787s will eventually replace the 777s.

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No more 747s are being made, but Boeing notes that they're still taking flight. The 1970s version even inspired one man to build a ground-based replica. We are proud that this plane will continue to fly across the globe for years to come, Boeing's Smith said. Copyright 2023 NPR.

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Boeing's decision to halt the production of the 757 means there's no new variant ready to serve the middle market segment and long-and-thin routes. Restarting production to bring an updated 757 to market would be a monumental challenge for the manufacturer.

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Boeing last week said additional regulatory scrutiny of the larger 777X planes following the Max crashes as well as weaker appetites for new jets from customers amid the Covid pandemic contributed to delivery delays of the wide-body jetliners.

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Now that the pandemic seems under control, the great queens of the sky are making a comeback. Etihad, Emirates, Lufthansa, Qantas, British Airways and other airlines, including new start-up Global, are putting the A380 back to work.

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What is next for the remaining A380s? Thirteen of the giants are listed as scrapped, and another two remain on display. The first is in Toulouse, France, the birthplace of the aircraft.

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Range and flexibility. Surprisingly, for all its size, the A380 can't go as far as the A350. The A350-1000 can travel more than 1,000 km (540 NM) further than the A380. Singapore Airlines has a special 'ultra-long-range' (ULR) A350-900, which operates on the longest route in the world, from Singapore to New York JFK.

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Vistara and India celebrate first 787-9 Dreamliner delivery 787 helps Boeing retain 100% of India's twin-aisle market.

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It was found that Boeing had more accidents than expected, while Airbus had fewer (p = 0.015). In terms of fatalities, Boeing had more than expected, with Airbus fewer (p < 0.001). Looking at accidents alone, only the number of fatalities was statistically significantly different.

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