Emirates (EK, Dubai International) president Tim Clark has compared the first ten B777X aircraft produced by Boeing to “baked bean tins” and said the carrier would not be accepting them due to the amount of work they need after production.

“We’re not taking that batch, and that’s it,” Clark told The Telegraph during the Farnborough International Airshow. “As far as we’re concerned, what they do with them is up to them.”

The executive’s comments came after The Air Current reported that the seventh built B777-9 had to be scrapped in 2025 due to the amount of rework it needed. The aircraft, known as WH007, had been parked for six years before it was scrapped. Boeing confirmed the move to The Air Current, describing the jet as “partially assembled” before it was discarded.

Emirates has a total of 235 B777-9s on order and an additional thirty-five B777-8s, ch-aviation data shows.

Boeing expects to complete certification and start delivering the B777X aircraft in 2027. The manufacturer said in a press release earlier this month that the B777-9 “test fleet has logged more than 4,800 flight hours and roughly 1,700 flights, with 50% of planned certification testing complete.”

While Emirates has by far the largest order book for the B777-9, multiple other carriers are expecting the aircraft, including Qatar Airways with an order for 90 of them, Cathay Pacific with 35, Singapore Airlines with 30, and British Airways with 24.