The first Boeing 777X will trundle off the production line in 2018, a Boeing exec has revealed, as the company edges closer to commercial flights of the new long-range jets from2020. That debutante is likely to be the Boeing 777-9X, although the X will be dropped as the plane makes it...
25 July 2024Press ReleaseAirline News Boeing and Qatar Airways announced today the Middle Eastern airline’s order for 20 more 777-9 airplanes, which will be the world’s largest and most fuel-efficient twin-engine jet. The order, which expands the carrier’s 777X order book to nearly 100...
Boeing's 777X is a bigger variant of the 777. It will be the "world's largest and most efficient twin-engine jet," according to Boeing's website. The new aircraft has also been designed with sustainability in mind, with Boeing claiming that the 777X will consume 10% less fuel, emit ...
China Airlines pleases Boeing, Airbus with 777X, A350-1000 orders China Airlines has decided to diversify its fleet of next-generation long-range aircraft by choosing to buy both the… Ricardo Meier December 19, 2024 Read More Air Transport Low-cost carrier Pegasus Airlines signs order for...
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 10 (Xinhua) -- U.S. top aircraft manufacturer Boeing Company (Boeing) Monday launched the longest-range 777X business jet for VIP clients that can fly more than half of the world without stopovers. Boeing said the latest variant of 777 will have two models: the BBJ...
Boeing will cut about 17,000 jobs and delay the first delivery of its 777X jet in its latest effort to turn round its financial and operational fortunes. Chief executive Kelly Ortberg said in a Friday statement to staff that “the business is in a difficult position, and it is hard to ...
Boeing 777 news The oldest FedEx aircraft and their passenger origins FedEx Express (FX/FDX) is one of the world’s largest cargo airlines. Founded as ‘Federal Express’ in 1971, the air arm carried its first package in 1973. Today the carrier operates a fleet of 741 aircraft and ...
Monday, September 17, 2018 — Cathay Pacific and Boeing announced today that they are donating the first-ever Boeing 777 airplane to the Pima Air & Space Museum in Arizona, one of the world’s largest facilities devoted to celebrating aerospace. The iconic 777-200 airplane (line number WA001...
The aircraft, which took off from Everett, Washington state, flew almost four hours before it landed at Seattle's Boeing Field, said the company. Two prior test attempts were called off due to high winds this week. "Today's safe first flight of the 777X is a tribute to the years of ...
Boeing announced today that low-speed wind tunnel tests have begun for the Boeing 777X, a major milestone in airplane development. “This is the first major development milestone for the program since we launched the program last month,” said Terry Beezhold, vice president and chief project en...