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New Boeing 777X airplanes, in different stages of completion, are lined-up along an unused section of runway at Paine Field in Everett Washington on Tuesday December 15, 2020. Paine Field is across the street from the Boeing Factory where the 777X is made. 215897

February 1, 2021 at 3:43 pm

Boeing risks losing a third of 777X orders on jet’s latest delay

The U.S. planemaker lowered the backlog for the 777X family to just 191 jets in a regulatory filing on Monday, or 38% fewer than the...

A Boeing 777X lands at Boeing Field in Seattle after its first flight on January 25, 2020. The 777X features giant carbon-composite wings, the largest Boeing has ever designed. The wings are so long that to fit at standard airport gates, each has to fold upward on a hinge 11 feet from the tip.
The new jet is powered by the GE9X engine.

Photographed on January 25, 2020. 212736

July 15, 2020 at 6:01 am

Confluence of crises leaves Boeing ‘a very stricken company,’ says major airline’s president

Problems at Boeing at the same time as the pandemic crisis has hit the airlines make it "a very stricken company," said Emirates CEO Tim...

June 4, 2020 at 3:51 pm

Boeing lines up new 777X and 787 orders as it sells off jets once meant for Russian cargo carrier

Court filings reveal Boeing has new customers lined up to take the jets originally ordered by Russian cargo carrier Volga-Dnepr — and an agreement with...

Boeing employees and family members cheer and applaud the 777X after it landed at Boeing Field in Seattle completing its first flight on January 25, 2020.
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February 27, 2020 at 4:34 pm

South Seattle residents blasted with late-night jet noise from improper Boeing test

The largest jet engines ever built can make a pretty large noise, especially when run late at night at Boeing Field. Boeing said it's apologizing...

Boeing employees waited several hours for the wind to let up to watch the 777X take off on its first flight on Friday. Boeing canceled Friday’s scheduled first flight of the 777X due to the wind.

Photographed on January 24, 2020. 212736

January 24, 2020 at 6:14 pm

Boeing postpones 777X first flight; here’s why the wind caused problems

For this initial flight, the strong and unpredictable wind was a problem.

January 24, 2020 at 6:00 am

Boeing enjoys rare moment of brightness as massive 777X makes first flight VIEW

The first flight marks the beginning of a rigorous flight test program, which will be under intense scrutiny after criticism of the FAA following revelations...

The fuselage of the 777X ground test airplane was split by a high-pressure rupture on September 5. With the wings bent upward and the interior at maximum pressure, the failure occurred just shy of the ultimate load required to certify the airplane.

Source: A Boeing employee who cannot be identified to protect his job.

November 27, 2019 at 5:00 am

Boeing 777X’s fuselage split dramatically during September stress test

When Boeing's new 777X suffered a ground test failure in early September, the damage was much more alarming than previously reported. It wasn't a cargo door...

Boeing’s robotic production machinery, known as Fuselage Automated Upright Build, or FAUB.

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November 13, 2019 at 7:10 pm

Boeing abandons its failed fuselage robots on the 777X, handing the job back to machinists WATCH

Boeing said Wednesday it is adopting a different approach that “has proven more reliable, requiring less work by hand and less rework, than what the...

Aerial photograph shows a stockpile of Boeing 737 MAX airplanes parked while awaiting FAA approval for a technical fix before they can be delivered to customers. This parking area is along the west side of Boeing Field and just south of the South Park Bridge.

Photographed on June 19, 2019. 210631

October 23, 2019 at 5:00 am

Profits slashed and costs rising, Boeing CEO holds firm: 737 MAX to fly again by year-end

Boeing said it assumes that it will get approval for the 737 MAX's return to service by the end of the year and that it...

The new Boeing 777X has the largest wings on any Boeing jet that fold at the tip to fit into airport gates. The folded tip is seen in the background. The foreground section attaches to the fuselage.
The first 777X will fly in 2019.

Photographed on December 21, 2018. 208782

September 6, 2019 at 6:55 pm

Door blows out during ground test on Boeing 777X jet

Boeing's new widebody jet, the 777X, suffered a setback Thursday afternoon during a high-pressure stress test on the ground when one of the airplane's doors...

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