FAA waiver lets Boeing sell 35 more 777F freighters

The FAA said on September 17 that it approved a waiver of aircraft emissions rules so Boeing can sell another 35 777F freighters after new standards take effect on January 1, 2028, extending sales of the type for about three more years through 2030. Boeing requested the exemption in December 2025, arguing that the 777F is the only large widebody freighter in production and that its replacement, the 777-8F, is not expected to enter service until around 2029, leaving a gap the company said could cost more than $15 billion in U.S. exports. The FAA said it was accommodating uncertainty in the 777-8F certification timeline, and estimated the 35 aircraft could raise freighter fuel burn by about 8% relative to global freighter operations in 2024.