FAA Grants Boeing Waiver on 777F Sales Amid Emissions Rules

Boeing has received an FAA waiver allowing it to sell 35 more of its 777F freighters after 2028 emissions rules take effect. The Federal Aviation Administration approved a waiver for Boeing, citing strong customer demand and a delay in the next-generation plane's certification.

The new emissions rules are set to go into effect on January 1, 2028, which would have barred the sale of the plane. However, with the waiver, Boeing will be able to continue selling the planes for another three years.

Without the waiver, Boeing would have faced a gap in freighter production that it says could have cost more than $15 billion in US exports. The planemaker said earlier that each export of a 777F aircraft to a foreign customer, at list price, contributes $440 million to a positive US trade balance.

The FAA said the waiver will allow Boeing to sell the planes until 2031, giving it 'flexibility and accommodating uncertainty in the certification timeline of the replacement dedicated freighter aeroplane, the 777-8F.'