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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 777X was ...
In February 2012, GE announced studies on a more efficient derivative of the GE90, calling it the GE9X, to power both the -8 and -9 variants of the new Boeing 777X.It was to feature the same 128 in (325 cm) fan diameter as the GE90-115B with thrust decreased by 15,800 lbf (70 kN) to a new rating of 99,500 lbf (443 kN) per engine. [1]
The roll out of the third generation Boeing 777X on March 13, 2019, featuring composite wings with folding tips and more efficient GE-9X engines. In November 2013, with orders and commitments totaling 259 aircraft from Lufthansa , Emirates, Qatar Airways , and Etihad Airways , Boeing formally launched the 777X program, the third generation of ...
Delayed giant. The long-awaited 777X, the world’s largest twin-engine jet, is expected to enter service in 2025, so this concept exists purely on paper for now.But Lufthansa, which will be among ...
Boeing Co's effort to build the world's largest twin-engined jet, the 777X, continues to be hampered by challenges with General Electric Co's new GE9X turbine engine, a top Boeing executive said ...
Boeing has picked its partner to build the engine on its upcoming newest long-haul passenger plane, the 777X. And the winner is General Electric . On Friday, vice president and general manager for ...
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 ...
The Boeing 777 is a large-size, wide-body, twin-engine, jet airliner. Production of this plane began in 1993. As of November 2023, the factory is being retooled to produce the 777X, the next-generation of the aircraft. The 777-9 provides seating for 426 passengers and a range of over 7,285 nmi (13,492 km; 8,383 mi).