Boeing to deliver Qatar Airways newer generation 787s, 777s from 2019

Sydney: The world's largest aerospace company Boeing expects to deliver Qatar Airways newer generation 787s from 2019 and 777s from 2020, said Boeing’s senior vice-president (International Sales) Marty Bentrott.“We are looking to start the delivery of 787-9 version to Qatar Airways from 2019. We are very excited about that,” Bentrott said in a recent interview with Gulf Times at the Sofitel Sydney Darling Harbour.Qatar Airways today operates the largest fleet of 30 787s in the Middle East region, Bentrott pointed out. “As of April this year, Qatar Airways has ordered 60 787s with us; this means there is a backlog of 30 more,” Bentrott said.In relation to the 777s, the top Boeing executive said, “We have the new 777-9 coming down the line. This will be delivered to the airline, starting 2020.”Including freighters, Qatar Airways has ordered (as of April 2018) 73 777s, data provided by Boeing showed.