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The Boeing 777X is the latest series of the long-range, wide-body, twin-engine jetliners in the Boeing 777 family from Boeing Commercial Airplanes. The changes for 777X include General Electric GE9X engines, composite wings with folding wingtips , greater cabin width and seating capacity, and technologies from the Boeing 787 .
The General Electric GE9X is a high-bypass turbofan developed by GE Aerospace exclusively for the Boeing 777X. It first ran on the ground in April 2016 and first flew on March 13, 2018; it powered the 777-9's maiden flight in early 2020. It received its Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) type certificate on September 25, 2020.
The first generation of Boeing 777 models, the -200, -200ER, and -300 have since been known collectively as Boeing 777 Classics. [70] These three early 777 variants had three engine options ranging from 77,200 to 98,000 lbf (343 to 436 kN): General Electric GE90, Pratt & Whitney PW4000, or Rolls-Royce Trent 800. [70]
In its first major 777X sales announcement since raking in $95 billion in "orders and order commitments" at the Dubai Airshow last month, Boeing has just inked a deal to sell 21 777-9X airplanes ...
As one of the three available engines for the all-new Boeing 777 large twinjet airliner, the GE90 was an all-new $2 billion design in contrast to the offerings from Pratt & Whitney and Rolls-Royce which were modifications of existing engines. [14] The first General Electric-powered Boeing 777 was delivered to British Airways on November 12 ...
Boeing resumed testing for its long-delayed 777X widebody jet on Thursday, with the first flight since the U.S. planemaker grounded the test fleet in August due to the failure of a key engine ...
Boeing has been mired in crisis all year. The year began with a mid-air panel blowout on a new 737 MAX jet that exposed safety and quality problems; in March, then CEO Dave Calhoun decided to step ...
Boeing 747-300 Trijet – high-efficiency trijet version of the Boeing 747-200, canceled; Boeing 777-100/777 trijet – the original proposed version of the Boeing 777; Boeing New Large Airplane – double-deck jumbo airliner, canceled; Boeing New Midsize Airplane – targeting the middle of the market segment; Boeing RC-1 – cargo aircraft ...