Boeing has confirmed it will make the public debut of the 777-9 at an event at its Everett plant in Washington on 13 March.
“Our very first 777X flight-test airplane will officially debut to the world on 13 March”, says Boeing, adding that will be live-streaming the event.
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The 777-9, which is the larger of the two GE Aviation GE9X-powered 777X family variants, is due to enter service in 2020.
Source: FlightGlobal.com
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