Boeing delivered three newly built 777 freighters in March, according to its latest orders and deliveries figures, underlining continued demand for the long-haul freighter despite new-generation alternatives on the horizon.
Of the three aircraft handed over last month, two went to Emirates and one was delivered to MSC Air Cargo.
That brings Boeing’s total 777F deliveries for the year so far to eight. Earlier this year, the manufacturer delivered one aircraft each to MSC Air Cargo and Silk Way West Airlines in January, followed by one to CES Leasing Corporation and one to Qatar Airways in February.
This week, Florida-based National Airlines also took delivery of its first newly built 777F from an order placed in 2024 for four aircraft.
In total, Boeing delivered 35 777Fs during 2025. It also recorded 15 new orders for the freighter type, suggesting that carriers are still willing to invest in the aircraft as they wait for the arrival of the 777-8F, expected in 2028, and Airbus’ A350F, due in 2027.
Boeing has also signalled that it wants to keep selling the 777F beyond the end of 2027. In December last year, the US manufacturer filed an emissions exemption petition with the US Department of Transportation, seeking approval to continue selling 35 additional aircraft.
Without such an exemption, those freighters would not qualify for Certificates of Airworthiness from 1 January 2028 because they do not meet the fuel-efficiency standards tied to emissions reduction requirements.
