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Aviation Event – Boeing 777X First Flight

First takeoff as the 777X gets airborne from Paine Field. © Jake Welty – Global Aviation Resource

The Boeing 777X has undertaken its first flight from Paine Field in Everett Washington.  This delayed flight kicks off the flight test campaign.  Rob Edgcumbe reports on the process to get this far for the 777X program with pictures from Jake Welty and Rob Edgcumbe.

January 25, 2020 was the day that…

New feature with video - Boeing 777X Starts Taxi Trials #boeing #777X #taxi #aviationdaily #avgeeks #airliner

New airliners don’t come along terribly frequently so the first movements of a new jet are bound to attract some attention.  Rob Edgcumbe was at Everett when the first Boeing 777X started taxi trials.

Boeing’s plan to follow on from the successful 777-300ER jet is an evolution of that aircraft.  The 777X family initially consists of the 777-8 and the 777-9.  The fuselage of the 777 family was…

The A380plus – nearly a NEO

At the Paris show last week Airbus rolled out an important series of tweaks to the A380.  Most obvious were the new winglets, 4.7M compared to the approximate 1M fences currently used.  Not obvious to the eye are other tweaks to the wing and fuselage.  The combination of these tweaks provides an expected 4% improved fuel burn.

Airbus calls these tweaks a “development study”.  But it is surely a…

The Boeing-Iran Deal: Airplanes meet Political Intrigue

The Boeing-Iran Deal

Boeing and Iran have finalized the terms of a transaction for 80 aircraft with a list price of $16.6 billion.  The transaction includes 50 737s and 30 777s to be delivered from 2018 to 2028.  But just when you thought it was safe to sell airplanes to Iran again, politics is once again coming into play.

The political intrigue surrounding the deal is interesting, with the…

Premium #209 – The Super-Twin Battle Extends Upward

Airbus is pre-marketing a new concept, a 400 seat stretched version of the A350, tentatively dubbed the A350-8000. This new model would compete directly with the 406 seat 777-9.  According to John Leahy, the new model would have similar capacity and range as the 777-9 with substantially lower seat-mile costs.

Our analysis of the Super Twinmarket in 2013 projected that it would become a…

777X Configuration Now Firm

Boeing confirmed that the 777X met a key milestone on its route to entry into service in 2020, namely the firming of the aircraft configuration. This means that the basic trade-offs have been evaluated to finalize the aircraft’s capabilities and design. This includes evaluating the results of wind-tunnel tests, aerodynamic performance and structural load requirements to ensure that the new…