First test flight of Boeing 777-X long-haul aircraft
Boeing 777-X long-haul aircraft made its first test flight, in a positive move for the US aircraft maker still under the stress of the “737 MAX” crisis.
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In a test flight, the first of its kind, the Boeing 777-X long-haul aircraft was launched in a positive move for the American aircraft manufacturer, which is still under the stress of the “737 MAX” crisis.
The plane took off shortly after 10:00 am (18:00 GMT) from Pine Field Airport in Everett, Washington State, in the northwest of the country.
The first flight of this new model of long-haul aircraft was originally scheduled for the summer of 2019, but was postponed due to problems with the new GE9X engine manufactured by General Electric, in addition to difficulties related to the operation of wings and information programs.
And this week, the flight was postponed again twice, the first Thursday due to bad weather, according to what the company announced, and then Friday, due to strong winds.
“Yes“
“Yes!” Said company spokesman Josh Green. As the plane rises above the runway. Soon the plane disappeared between clouds.
On Saturday’s flight, Boeing will begin a series of air tests on this model, which, if successful, will be filed for application for civil transportation from the Federal Aviation Agency.
The “777-X” aircraft, which has a capacity of 384 to 426 passengers, is designed to compete with the Airbus A350. Today, Boeing has obtained orders for 340 of these aircraft, most of which are from seven huge international airlines, Emirates, Lufthansa, Cathay Pacific, Qatar Airways and airlines. Singapore Air.
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This model has two wings that can be folded both ends, which reduces fuel consumption and makes it easy to stand on the runway.
Boeing plans to deliver the first aircraft of this model early next year.
The US aircraft maker is going through the most serious crisis in its history, due to setbacks in the 737 MAX.
These setbacks have cost “Boeing” to date $ 9.2 billion in losses, knowing that this bill will likely rise on the 29th of this year, when the group will announce the results for the last quarter of last year.
The nightmare of the “737 Max” started when two planes of this type crashed in less than five months. In a decision unprecedented in the history of modern aviation, all the global fleet of these aircraft has been prevented from flying since March 13.
The accident of a plane belonging to the airline “Airline” at the end of October and another belonging to the Ethiopian Airlines on the tenth of March, in similar circumstances, killed 346 people. Investigations indicated that the cause of the two disasters was a malfunction in one of the information systems.
