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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 new Boeing 777X features a shorter and simpler folding wingtip than was planned for the earlier Boeing 777, which will provide an extra 7 metres (23 ft) of total wingspan in flight, while allowing the airplane to fit inside the same airport gates as the 777-200LR/777-300ER.
Boeing's wing modifications were intended to deliver the remainder. Boeing stated that every 1% improvement in the 777-300ER's fuel burn translates into being able to fly the aircraft another 75 nmi (139 km; 86 mi) on the same load of fuel, or add ten passengers or 2,400 lb (1,100 kg) of cargo to a "load limited" flight. [126]
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 Boeing 777X is the world's largest twinjet, and the 777-200LR variant has the world's second longest aircraft range (behind Airbus A350-900 ULR). Other Boeing twinjets include the 767, 757 (With the latter having stopped production, but still in commercial service) and 787. Competitor Airbus produces the A320 family, the A330, and the A350.
The Boeing 777X is better for United's central hubs The Boeing 777X is intended to replace the company's 747 model and the Airbus A380 as a more efficient, high-capacity long-haul jetliner.
Boeing's highly-anticipated 777X will compete with rival Airbus' A350, featuring things like larger windows and more passenger seating.
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