MSC Air Cargo expects first 777-8F delivery in 2035

MSC Air Cargo predicts it will receive the first Boeing 777-8 freighter from its order of seven of the type in 2035.

The Italy-headquartered cargo carrier purchased five of Boeing’s new generation 777-8Fs in December 2025. The order was confirmed in July this year and all five aircraft will be added to the Italian Air Operator Certificate (AOC).

Speaking exclusively to Air Cargo News, Jayesh Ratada, head of commercial at MSC Air Cargo said that the anticipated nine-year wait for the 777-8F is in line with the current development of the new generation freighter.

“Considering the current delivery timelines of the entire 777X programme, we are presuming the deliveries to happen sometime in 2035, or maybe if we are lucky, a couple of years earlier than 2035,” suggests Ratada.

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