Cathay A350 deal may spur Boeing’s 777 successor drive

After a summer dominated by talk of re-engining or replacing its narrowbody workhorse, Boeing’s 777 widebody could move to the front of the clean-sheet queue, but blue chip customer Cathay Pacific’s order for 30 300-seat Airbus A350-900s could shape the manner of the airframer’s response.

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