Insight Monday 27 January 2020: The 777X: Some good news for Boeing
Category Boeing
Succesful maiden flight 777X morale boost for Boeing (update)
Boeing gave itself a psychological boost on January 25 when the 777-9 completed what seems to have been a trouble-free first flight. It is the start of a rigorous test flight program that is expected to take 16 months until…
Insight Friday 24 January 2020: Calhoun press interview raises questions
Boeing 777X first flight planned for 10am Pacific. Link to watch follows
The Boeing 777X first flight, which was postponed yesterday due to weather, is scheduled for 10am Pacific time today. You can watch the live stream of the flight here, embedded in an article about the new airplane by Dominic Gates at…
Insight Monday 20 January 2020: More Software Delays for MAX?
Renaming MAX?
An interesting piece of advice from Steven Udvar-Hazy: “We’ve asked Boeing to get rid of that word Max,” Udvar-Hazy said. “I think that word Max should go down in the history books as a bad name for an aircraft.” What…