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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 Boeing 777-100 trijet concept was proposed in 1978 to compete with other trijets of the time. In the early 1970s, the Boeing 747, McDonnell Douglas DC-10, and the Lockheed L-1011 TriStar became the first generation of wide-body passenger airliners to enter service. [7]
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 ...
Emirates is the biggest customer for the Boeing 777X, ... While it has a significant number of Airbus A350s — the European manufacturer's closest rival to the 777 — on order, Emirates' future ...
Customer Date of order Firm orders Options Deliveries Notes B777-8 B777-9 B777-8F Total B777-X B777-8F Total B777-8 B777-9 B777-8F Total Air India
The recent explosion in Boeing's 777X's cargo door forces Boeing to suspend the structural load tests of this jet family.