Boeing engineers are taking a closer look at the wings of the 777 after routine maintenance on the 777X—the aircraft used for test flying—found a faulty thrust link. The discovery was made ...

By Niraj Chokshi Boeing said on Tuesday that it had paused test flights of the 777-9, a large plane whose development had already been delayed by years, after discovering problems with a key part.

Known as Flight Test 1, the 777-9 is one of four 777X test aircraft in Boeing's fleet. Flight Test 1 had flown more than 1,300 hours across some 540 flights, a flight-test engineer told Business ...

Boeing has been forced to ground its entire 777X test fleet due to a failed 'structural ... pointed out that the part is custom to the 777-9, one of two 777X variants, bigger than the 384-seat ...

Boeing's 777-9 test plane made a return flight from Boeing Field in Seattle to Moses Lake, Washington on Thursday. "We continue to execute a rigorous test program to demonstrate the safety ...

the 777X test program has completed over 1,400 flights, accumulating nearly 4,000 flight hours. Boeing has received orders for more than 520 777X airplanes, encompassing the 777-9, 777-8 Freighter ...

Boeing also said the part is exclusively used on the 777-9, so the issue will not affect any planes currently in service. A view of the 777-9 test bed's folding wing from inside the aircraft.

However, due to a possible bird strike, the Boeing 777-300ER widebody was forced to make an emergency landing at Boston Logan International Airport (BOS). After landing, the flight crew also ...

The thrust link issue was initially found on Boeing’s (BA) 777-9 test aircraft after a routine flight, but the issue was then discovered on two other test planes. The grounding had occurred just ...

Boeing also has stopped test flights of a new version of its 777 jetliner after discovering a damaged structural part between the engine and the rest of the plane. The new model has not yet been ...