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Airbus may sue airlines refusing to accept aircraft deliveries. Airbus chief executive Guillaume Faury has indicated that the European planemaker could sue airline customers for breaking contracts and refusing to accept aircraft deliveries
Airlines have been slammed by the coronavirus crisis and many are requesting deferrals on deliveries from manufacturers and lessors. A number of carriers have also cancelled orders.
Mr Faury said in the interview that some airlines had refused to take calls but added that he hoped for a compromise. Airbus made no immediate comment.
Airbus delivered 24 aircraft in May, which was a partial recovery on April but still well below normal levels. Although it received no cancellations last month, the company also secured no new orders as the airline industry continues to reel beneath the weight of coronavirus.
The Boeing 777X is a new series of the Boeing 777 family under development. The 777X will have two variants, the 777-8X and the 777-9X. Boeing states that the aircraft will be "the largest and most-efficient twin engine jet in the world". he 777X will feature new engines, new composite wings, and technologies from the Boeing 787. It is intended to compete with the Airbus A350. Boeing released more details on proposed new 777 versions, tentatively designated 777-8X and 777-9X, and collectively referred to as 777X.
The 777-9X would feature extended horizontal stabilizers compared to the -300ER and a fuselage stretch of 7.0 ft (2.13 m) to a total length of 250 ft 11 in (76.5 m) to accommodate 407 passengers.[4][5] The 777-9X's planned length exceeds the 250 ft 2 in (76.3 m) length of the Boeing 747-8, currently the world's longest airliner. Wingspan was expected to increase from the current 212 ft 7 in (64.8 m) to 234 ft (71.3 m), and incorporate the use of carbon-fiber-reinforced polymer in its construction. Boeing was also studying an ultra long-range replacement for the 777-200LR, conceptually dubbed the 777-8LX, which would share the –9X's fuel capacity and gross weight. Its range will be 9,480 nmi (10,910 mi; 17,560 km) compared to 9,395 nmi (10,812 mi; 17,400 km) for the −200LR.[4] The 777-8LX's fuselage length would match that of the proposed −8X at 228.17 ft (69.5 m).
General Electric disclosed studies on a slightly smaller engine, dubbed the General Electric GE9X, to power the 777X. It was to feature the same fan diameter from the GE90-115B (128 in or 325 cm) and a thrust decrease to new ratings of 99,500 lbf (443 kN) per engine for the –9X and –8XL, and 88,000 lbf (390 kN) for the –8X. Rolls-Royce and Pratt & Whitney also proposed powerplants for the 777X, including the RB3025 concept, based off the Trent 1000 and Trent XWBengines, and an adaptation of PW1000G engine architecture to produce up to 100,000 lbf (440 kN) of thrust.