Boeing aims for first flight of 777X in late June: Sources
Boeing is looking to make the first test flight of its 777X twin-aisle jet as soon as late June, people familiar with the matter said Wednesday, slightly later than the planemaker had planned, but still on track for putting the plane into airline service in 2020. Boeing hopes the new jet will extend its grip on the ‘mini-jumbo’ market, which it shares with Airbus' 365-seat A350-1000, and perhaps scoop up fresh orders following the demise of Airbus’ A380 superjumbo. The test flight will likely be too late for Boeing to hit its previous target of flying the 777X to the Paris Air Show, where it had hoped to make a marketing splash in Airbus’ backyard. Development of the plane has been slowed by the partial US govt shutdown earlier this year and assembly delays on its carbon-composite wings and new GE9X engines. <br/>
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Boeing aims for first flight of 777X in late June: Sources
Boeing is looking to make the first test flight of its 777X twin-aisle jet as soon as late June, people familiar with the matter said Wednesday, slightly later than the planemaker had planned, but still on track for putting the plane into airline service in 2020. Boeing hopes the new jet will extend its grip on the ‘mini-jumbo’ market, which it shares with Airbus' 365-seat A350-1000, and perhaps scoop up fresh orders following the demise of Airbus’ A380 superjumbo. The test flight will likely be too late for Boeing to hit its previous target of flying the 777X to the Paris Air Show, where it had hoped to make a marketing splash in Airbus’ backyard. Development of the plane has been slowed by the partial US govt shutdown earlier this year and assembly delays on its carbon-composite wings and new GE9X engines. <br/>
