Air Lease warns on Boeing 777X, Lufthansa places order – Reuters

Air Lease warns on Boeing 777X, Lufthansa places order – Reuters

DUBLIN, May 9 (Reuters) - Boeing Co (BA.N) was at the centre of a tug of war over the future of its newest jet on Monday as Germany's Lufthansa (LHAG.DE) ordered the 777X Freighter hours after an influential industry leader questioned the delayed programme's viability.

The U.S. planemaker last month pushed back first delivery of the world's largest twin-engined jetliner by more than a year to 2025, five years after it was originally due. The cargo version is a recent expansion of the delayed jet project. read more

Asked if he saw risks to the future of the 777X programme as a result of cumulative delays, Air Lease Corp (AL.N) Executive Chairman Steven Udvar-Hazy, told financiers, "yes."