777X NEWS

Boeing reports $11.9 bn annual loss after hit on 777X delay

INDUSTRY / TECHNOLOGY | LE JOURNAL DE L'AVIATION | Thu, Jan 28^th 2021 |

Boeing closed the books on a bruising 2020 by announcing another unpleasant surprise on Wednesday: a $6.5 billion hit from delays to its new 777X plane that exacerbat...

Boeing's new 777X airliner takes off on first flight

INDUSTRY / TECHNOLOGY | LE JOURNAL DE L'AVIATION | Sun, Jan 26^th 2020 |

Boeing's new long-haul 777X airliner made its first flight on Saturday, a step forward for the company whose broader prospects remain clouded by the 737 MAX crisis.Th...

Fuselage of new Boeing 777X ruptured in pressure tests

INDUSTRY / TECHNOLOGY | LE JOURNAL DE L'AVIATION | Thu, Nov 28^th 2019 |

The fuselage of one of Boeing's new 777X aircraft completely ruptured in pressure tests in September, a previously unreported major setback that could delay the arriv...

Boeing lands huge British Airways order after A380's demise

INDUSTRY / TECHNOLOGY | LE JOURNAL DE L'AVIATION | Thu, Feb 28^th 2019 |

British Airways announced a multi-billion dollar order for up to 42 Boeing 777 fuel-efficient passenger jets on Thursday, just two weeks after Airbus said it would no...

Fire away on CMC demo testing for GE9X Engine [video]

INDUSTRY / TECHNOLOGY | AVIATION WORLD NEWS | Wed, Mar 4^th 2015 |

Ground testing is underway on a GEnx engine that contains lightweight, heat-resistant ceramic matrix composite (CMC) components in the high-pressure turbine (HPT) and ...

Boeing Awards 777X Remote Electronic Units

INDUSTRY / TECHNOLOGY | AVIATION WORLD NEWS | Wed, Feb 25^th 2015 |

The Boeing Company has selected BAE Systems to provide the Remote Electronic Units (REU) for both variants of the 777X aircraft. An REU is an electronic unit that manages the aircraft’s flight control surface actuator...

Boeing selects Aircelle to supply titanium exhaust systems for engines on the new 777X jetliner

INDUSTRY / TECHNOLOGY | AVIATION WORLD NEWS | Mon, Dec 15^th 2014 |

Aircelle (Safran) will produce titanium exhaust systems for the new 777X commercial jetliner, marking the nacelle man...

Boeing, Toray Industries Reach Agreement on Composites for 777X Wings

INDUSTRY / TECHNOLOGY | AVIATION WORLD NEWS | Mon, Nov 17^th 2014 |

Boeing has signed a memorandum of agreement with leading composite supplier Toray Industries to expand its current contract for the Boeing 787 Dreamliner to include th...

Boeing to insource 777X parts to St. Louis

INDUSTRY / TECHNOLOGY | AVIATION WORLD NEWS | Tue, Oct 7^th 2014 |

Boeing announced today it will produce 777X parts at its site in St. Louis, Mo., bringing back inside the company work that is currently performed at suppliers or performed overseas for the current 777 program. The...

Turning to a New Design and Material for the GE9X Fan Blade

INDUSTRY / TECHNOLOGY | AVIATION WORLD NEWS | Wed, Aug 27^th 2014 |

The GE9X engine for the Boeing 777X aircraft will feature fewer and thinner composite fan blades than any GE widebody engine in service. To do this, GE is designing a ...

Boeing, Qatar Airways Finalize Order for 50 777Xs

INDUSTRY / TECHNOLOGY | AVIATION WORLD NEWS | Wed, Jul 16^th 2014 |

Boeing and Qatar Airways have finalized an order for 50 777-9Xs, valued at $18.9 billion at current list prices. The 777X order, first announced as a commitment at the 2013 Dubai Airshow, was part of the largest produ...

Boeing, Emirates Finalize Order for 150 777Xs

INDUSTRY / TECHNOLOGY | AVIATION WORLD NEWS | Wed, Jul 9^th 2014 |

Boeing and Emirates Airline have finalized an order for 150 777Xs, valued at $56 billion at list prices. First announced as a commitment at the 2013 Dubai Airshow, the order by the world's largest 777 operator was par...

Boeing, Japanese Partners Reach Agreement on 777X Supplier Work

INDUSTRY / TECHNOLOGY | AVIATION WORLD NEWS | Thu, Jun 12^th 2014 |

Boeing announced today it has reached an agreement with five key Japanese partners for significant work on the new 777X airplane. Japan Aircraft Industries (JAI) an...

Boeing to Locate New 777X Composite Wing Center in Everett, Wash

INDUSTRY / TECHNOLOGY | AVIATION WORLD NEWS | Tue, Feb 18^th 2014 |

Boeing today announced the selection of its Everett, Wash., site as the location for a new composite wing center for the 777X program. Boeing evaluated criteria that w...

Boeing Begins 777X High-Speed Wind Tunnel Tests

INDUSTRY / TECHNOLOGY | AVIATION WORLD NEWS | Wed, Jan 15^th 2014 |

Boeing (NYSE:BA) announced today that high-speed wind tunnel tests have started for the Boeing 777X. Testing began last week at Boeing's Transonic Wind Tunnel in Seattle. Last month, engineers started wind tunnel t...