Boeing on Monday has officially launched the production of the 777-8 Freighter, drilling the first hole in the SPAR wing, while Airbus reached another milestone in the construction of its new loading A350, as the companies perform competition for sales of large cargo jets.
The developments come after Boeing (NYSE: BA) has recently lowered its 20-year forecast for air loads to 3.7%, complicates the annual growth of 4.1% in its trading market prospects in 2024. Boeing also predicts that the total cargo airplane, which is on the market to 2044, will Report.
The lower movement forecast reflects a higher annual growth in 2024. The base year of 11% and the lower long-term economic estimates, explained Boeing Ted Land spokesman. The air preparation market has undergone a strong recovery in 2024, led by cross-border demand for e-commerce, after an 18-month decline.
Boeing designed a 67% increase in the World Fl. The total cargo production has increased by 55 units, despite a decline of nearly 100 loads with a narrow TPP with narrow narrow points for 20 years.
Boeing attributes change in increasing demand for payload and scope of wide freight jets to maintain increased diversification of the supply chain and cross-border e-commerce at a time when airlines accelerate retirement of older aircraft and delayed by firms after pandemic. Certification of 777 for conversion is delayed. In the meantime, the market is exaggerated by narrow installed loads.
The analysis shows less factory-built loads that are in service than predicted last year, with 955 new construction against 1 945 conversions from passengers to Fraire.
The American aerospace giant has announced that the production of the first 777-8 Freighter began on Monday in a plant in Everett, Washington, with specialized holes for drilling robots in the SPAR wing and filled with fasteners. The spari are the spine of the wing, serving as a critical structure of the support. Each wing has two sparas – one in front and one in the back.
777-8, now scheduled for the First Commercial Delivery in 2028, will be the largest global load. Boeing says the aircraft will have 30% better combustion efficiency and emissions, with almost identical opportunities for useful load and range, compared to 747-400 aging. 777-8 also offers 25% better operating costs per tone and much quieter engines. The technical specifications include a maximum payload of 123.7 tonnes in the United States, with the capacity of the main deck for 31 pallets and a maximum range of over 4,400 nautical miles.
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Machiner Casey McDowell manages the robot controls to break through the first hole in 777-8 wing Spar. (Photo: Boeing)
The 777-X program, which includes a passenger version, started more than a decade ago, but has been confronted with a series of technical and regulatory delays. The company started accepting orders in January 2022 and now has 59 solid orders. Qatar Airways is the start -up client with a hard order for 34 aircraft. Another 777-8 customers include Lufthansa, Silk Way West, Cargolux, Ana and China Airlines.
To make the 108-meter composite spari, Boeing machines in the central wing machines that apply layers of carbon fiber to a large tool to form the shape of the spara, which is then prepared and harden by pressure and heat in an autoclave. SPAR then moved to the job completion of the work before they were moved to the Everett main factory.
Meanwhile, Airbus has announced on Wednesday that he has completed the production of the first horizontal stabilizer for a freight A350 in his plants in Spain. The section will be sent to the final line of Airbus in Toulouse in the coming weeks, where it will join the fuselage of the first test aircraft. Airbus produces two A350 cargo aircraft for flight testing in 2026 and 2027.
At the end of May, Airbus finished the first in history of wings for the A350F.
Airbus takes advantage of efficiency by building a horizontal stabilizer and wings in the same production lines as the passenger version.
The manufacturer has received 66 A350 load orders. He expects to start the first deliveries at the end of 2027 after his own development delays.
The A350 cargo door will also be manufactured in Spain. Made of composite materials, it has the largest opening of the door of each load load to make loading and unloading more quickly and easier.
Airbus says the A350 will offer at least 20% reduction in fuel consumption and CO2 Emissions compared to large freight planes currently in operation. Freighter Widebody has a payload of up to 122 tonnes and a range of up to 4 480 nautical miles.
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