06:44 AM EDT, 09/12/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Boeing ( BA ) is "clearly behind" its plan in getting the certification for its newest 777X widebody jet, Chief Executive Kelly Ortberg said Thursday.

"We still don't have authorization from the [Federal Aviation Administration] for a good portion of the certification program," Ortberg said at the Morgan Stanley Laguna conference, according to a FactSet transcript.

"On the 777X program, the good news is we've got five aircraft now into the test program," Ortberg said, adding that there were no new technical issues on the aircraft or the engine.

"Even a minor scheduled delay on the 777 program has a pretty big financial impact because we're in a reach-forward loss situation," Ortberg told analysts.