First Flight For Boeing’s 777X Delayed

Boeing’s new 777X aircraft will not fly until late autumn due to an issue with its GE9X engines.

At this week’s Paris Air Show, head of commercial jet engines at GE Aviation Bill Fitzgerald said engineers have a fix, but extensive testing is required before it can be applied to the eight engines already delivered to Boeing.

GE will “be in a position to complete the testing by the end of the year and have the plane fly by the end of the year,” Fitzgerald said.

The first 777x was showcased to Boeing employees at the manufacturer’s Seattle HQ in March.

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