Boeing Gets FAA Exemption for 777F Amid 777-8F Delays
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has granted Boeing a three-year exemption for its current widebody freighter, the 777F. The waiver allows the manufacturer to continue offering the aircraft beyond an emissions deadline that would have ended production after 2027.
The exemption covers up to 35 newly built 777Fs receiving their first airworthiness certificates from January 1, 2028 through the end of 2030. Boeing requested the exemption in December 2025 due to delays to its next-generation freighter, the 777-8F.
Without this waiver, Boeing would have been unable to offer newly built 777Fs for delivery after 2027 while customers still had to wait for the 777-8F. This gap risked leaving more room for Airbus's A350F, which is competing with the 777-8F for future large-freighter orders.
Boeing currently has 38 unfilled 777F orders at the end of August 2026. At least part of this backlog can be delivered before the new emissions standard takes effect in 2028, and Boeing could potentially sell additional aircraft under the exemption.