Boeing Orders 2022

German flag carrier Lufthansa announced a fresh order Monday for Boeing’s big new 777X widebody airplane, delivering a much-needed boost just as a leading industry figure questioned the jet’s future.

And the airline added an uplift too for the troubled 787 Dreamliner jet program, which hasn’t delivered a plane in the past year.

Adding to its previous 777X launch order in 2013 for 20 of the passenger version of the giant new plane, Lufthansa on Monday ordered seven 777X freighter models for its air cargo unit.

The freighter model, the 777-8F, was launched in January amid sharply higher demand for air cargo capacity that’s expected to continue for years.

Lufthansa also ordered seven 787-9 Dreamliners. And it added orders for two current model 777 freighters, to provide “extra cargo capacity in the near-term until the delivery of its first 777-8 Freighter.”

The orders are worth a total of more than $2.5 billion after standard discounts, according to market pricing data from aircraft valuation firm Avitas.