All 777X articles
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NewsBoeing eyes 2021 delivery as 777-9 completes maiden flight
At least a year of flight-testing ahead after first 777X touches down in Everett
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NewsWing-tip fold marks end of 777X's maiden flight
With the folding of its characteristic wing-tips while still rolling out on Boeing Field’s runway 14R, the first 777X completed a maiden 3h 51min test flight. The aircraft – which had departed Paine Field at 10:09 on 25 January – spent much of the first sortie operating at around ...
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NewsBoeing’s 777X takes to the skies
After two thwarted attempts, Boeing’s flight test 777X lifted off from Paine Field on 25 January.
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News777X first flight video stream
Boeing’s first 777X flight-test aircraft has lifted off from Paine Field, north of Seattle, kicking off a certification campaign for the twinjet family. Source: Boeing Lift-off: the first 777-9 test aircraft becomes airborne The 777-9 took off on 25 January, a day after gusting ...
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NewsTailwinds keep 777X from making maiden flight
After a several-hour tarmac hold, Boeing scrapped the planned first flight of its 777X on 24 January due to high winds.
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NewsBoeing delays 777X’s first sortie owing to weather
The maiden flight of the Boeing 777X will be postponed owing to poor weather conditions around the company’s Everett, Washington production facility. “We are postponing the 777X first flight that was scheduled to take place tomorrow, Jan. 23, due to weather,” says the company. “The team is currently ...
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NewsBoeing schedules first 777X flight for 23 January
Boeing has scheduled the 777X’s maiden sortie for 23 January, an event that will finally kick off the revamped widebody’s delayed flight-test programme and potentially keep the airframer on track to begin deliveries in early 2021.
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NewsEmirates retains 777-8s in revised 777X order
Emirates has explained that 11 of its Boeing 777X orders are subject to reconfirmation, following a revision of Boeing’s figures for the Middle Eastern carrier’s 777X commitments. The Dubai-based carrier had already cut its original order for 150 777Xs – comprising 115 777-9s and 35 777-8s – by 24 ...
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NewsEmirates signs for 777X simulators from CAE
Emirates has ordered two Boeing 777X full-flight simulators from flight training provider CAE, with the first expected to arrive in 2021.
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In depthEmirates to take 30 787-9s and trims 777X deal
Middle Eastern carrier Emirates has revised its previous tentative agreement for Boeing 787s, opting to take 30 of the 787-9 variant rather than the larger 787-10. Deliveries of the aircraft, worth $8.8 billion, will commence in May 2023 and continue for five years. The Dubai-based airline had originally indicated, two ...
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AnalysisEmirates meets with FAA over 777X certification
Emirates Airline president Tim Clark has met today with the head of the US FAA Steve Dickson at the Dubai air show to discuss the certification process of the Boeing 777X.
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AnalysisGE wraps up GE9X trials as 777X flight tests near
GE Aviation wants the industry to know it has fixed a GE9X problem that delayed first flight of the Boeing 777X.
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NewsStrata delivers first 777X ribs
Strata, the Al Ain-based composite aerostructures specialist, has delivered the first shipset of empennage ribs for the Boeing 777X, the Mubadala-owned company announced at the show yesterday.
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NewsBoeing talks with Emirates over 777X delays
Boeing is working through discussions with 777X launch customer Emirates over development delays afflicting the widebody programme.
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NewsBoeing leverages 777F sales to aid production bridge to 777X
Boeing says that strong demand for the 777 Freighter is aiding the production transition from the current 777 to the new 777X as it works to mitigate the impact of the latter’s delay.
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NewsBoeing downplays impact of 777X load test "issue"
Boeing maintains that the Boeing 777X programme timeline will not be affected by the suspension of load testing caused by a reported cargo door failure.
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NewsBoeing suspends 777X load testing
Boeing has suspended load testing of its 777X aircraft after a reported cargo door failure, dealing another blow to the widebody programme’s timeline.
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NewsGE recalls 777X turbofans to address compressor issue amid scramble to minimise 777X delays
GE Aviation is recalling four GE9X powerplants from Boeing to address a previously disclosed engine compressor issue that already forced Boeing to delay the 777X’s first flight.
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NewsGE9X engine issue pushes 777X first flight to 2020
An issue with the General Electric GE9X powerplants that will power the Boeing 777X has delayed that aircraft’s first flight until 2020, the airframer has disclosed.
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NewsQatar offers to be launch customer for a 777X freighter
Qatar Airways chief executive Akbar Al Baker is urging Boeing to develop a freighter version of its 777X, and has confirmed his carrier’s willingness to serve as a launch customer for such an aircraft.