$20B order launches Boeing 777X freighter, a boost for Everett
EVERETT — The Boeing Co. announced Monday it will launch a 777X freighter, a variant of the airplane maker’s new, largest twin-engine passenger plane.
The freighter version, to be known as the 777-8F, will be built at the company’s massive assembly plant at Paine Field. The announcement was accompanied by an order for up to 50 of the new freighters by Qatar Airways, one of the world’s largest air cargo carriers.
Stan Deal, CEO of Boeing’s commercial airline division, told the The Daily Herald in an interview that the airplane’s launch and Qatar’s order is expected to require “some modest increase” in employment at the Everett assembly plant, which currently employs about 30,000 people in three shifts.
The $20 billion order represents the largest freighter commitment in Boeing history by value, the company said.
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