Weather has put a dent in Boeing plans to fly the 777X for the first time, the manufacturer has announced. The new test flight date is set for January 24, 2020....

Updated. The development of the Boeing 777X, the manufacturer’s first new airliner since the ill-fated 737 MAX, is moving ahead. The first twin-engine jet to be able to carry more than 400 passengers might take to the skies for its maiden flight on January 23, 2020, Boeing has confirmed. ...

The internal emails among Boeing company employees working on the 737 MAX development program, which have recently been made public, have revealed some underlying problems with the company’s safety culture. Some of them indicate that the problems, especially those related to the development and qualification of simulators, might be expanding from the ill-fated MAX to Boeing’s next development ‒ the 777X. ...

What new passenger aircraft can we expect to see in 2020?...

Emirates has officially announced cutting the 777X deal short by a fifth and opting for Dreamliners instead. The announcement simultaneously denied and reaffirmed the previous theory that the Gulf airline’s dissatisfaction with the aircraft which is not even in the air yet, is continuously growing. Here’s how it went down:  ...

Emirates finalized an order for 30 Boeing 787-9 Dreamliners, while reducing its order for the delayed 777X airliner by 24 aircraft at the beginning of the fourth day of Dubai Airshow 2019....

Boeing reported a loss of nearly $3 billion in the second quarter due to the worldwide grounding of the 737 MAX. The manufacturer also postponed the first flight of its 777X....

Rumors in the media have surfaced about the possible cancellation of the Boeing 777X order by Emirates Airways. According to the plane maker's orders and deliveries report, 150 orders for the 777X jet were placed by Emirates on July 8, 2014, and are still waiting for delivery. Could Emirates’ eyes now turn to the Airbus A350XWB?...

Planes today do not create the same mass media hysteria as they did back in the 60s and 70s, with such magnificent creations as the Boeing 747 and Concorde. But yet there is a lot of exciting aircraft that will change the way we all travel!...