The world's biggest jet maker did not specify a new date for the 777X reveal but said the jet programme is proceeding according to schedule. Boeing said it is dispatching a team to the crash site to provide technical assistance. The Nairobi-bound Boeing 737 Max 8 jet operated by Ethiopian Airlines crashed minutes after takeoff from Addis Adaba. The delay is a blow to the plane maker after it ended a two-year sales drought for its 777 aircraft when British Airways parent IAG struck a deal for as many as 42 planes to replace an ageing fleet of 747 jumbo jets. The event would have coincided with the aftermath of the Ethiopian Airlines plane crash, in which all 157 passengers and crew on board died. 'We will look for an opportunity to mark the new airplane with the world in the near future,' the company said.Įarlier this month, Boeing said its 777X, the world's biggest twin-engine plane, will 'officially debut to the world'.

The US plane maker is focused on 'supporting' its airline customer and will not proceed with a planned media event on March 13 to publicly unveil its new plane in Seattle at its Everett factory, Boeing said on Monday. Boeing delayed the debut of its twin-engine long-haul behemoth 777X following Sunday's fatal crash of an Ethiopian Airlines-operated 737 Max 8 plane.