Airport gate space concerns ignited the need for the new folding mechanism. The aircraft has garnered 481 orders from carriers such as British Airways, Emirates, and Lufthansa. Boeing's latest ...

German firm Liebherr-Aerospace Lindenberg is to supply crucial components for the folding wing-tip mechanism on the Boeing 777X. The 3.5m folding tips will reduce the type’s wing span to less than 65m ...

The aircraft's design is intriguing: Folding wingtips will let the 777X fit at existing airport gates while still giving the wings the lift they need. Kent was a senior managing editor at CNET News. A ...

The Boeing 777X is currently set to enter commercial service in 2027.

With the folding of its characteristic wing-tips while still rolling out on Boeing Field’s runway 14R, the first 777X completed a maiden 3h 51min test flight. The aircraft – which had departed Paine ...

The Boeing 777X's folding wingtips are one of the aircraft's most innovative design features.

LOS ANGELES AND SEATTLE – After two days of delays caused by bad weather Boeing’s 777-9, the first of the company’s new long range 777X flagship family, successfully completed its initial test flight ...

The Boeing 777X is set to be the latest widebody commercial aircraft in production and the largest twin-engine aircraft to ...

Boeing's latest addition to its growing fleet of commercial jets is the innovative 777X. Boeing announced its next-generation widebody at the Dubai Airshow in 2013 as a bigger and more efficient ...