Boeing has paused flight testing of ... to be 20 percent more fuel efficient than the current 777. Instead of the current all-aluminum wing, the 777X wing is expected to be made from composites ...

Industry publication The Air Current on 19 August reported news of the grounding, saying Boeing had identified a “severed thrust link” on a flight-test 777-9 designated WH003. Boeing found the ...

Boeing said it is pausing test flights of its still-in-development 777X fleet after technicians discovered a structural issue during a post-flight inspection. “During scheduled maintenance, we ...

Boeing said Tuesday that it had paused test flights of the 777-9, a large plane whose development had already been delayed by years, after discovering problems with a key part. The airplane ...

New problem forces 777-9 flight-test pause Issue affects ... engine—No. 109—coming off the left wing around Aug. 23. Detaching the engine enabled Boeing engineers to remove, replace and ...

US aircraft manufacturer Boeing on Monday said it has ... connecting elements between the engine and wing on one of the test aircraft of Boeing's 777-9 model. Prior to this, the aircraft had ...

777X features a new innovative wing design for greater lift ... 7,370 NM (13649 km) Boeing's 777-300ER made its first test ...

is in the design of a part that connects the engine to the wing; there are two of these parts per engine with two engines per 777-9 aircraft. Until this issue is worked out, Boeing said the plane ...

Known as Flight Test 1, the 777-9 is one of four 777X test aircraft in Boeing's fleet ... like how the jet performs with heaps of ice on the wing, for example. It can also access things including ...