Boeing delays delivery of ultra-long-range version of 777X
Engine issues with 777X, 737 MAX crisis weigh on company
18 August 2019 - 16:41
San Francisco/Singapore — Boeing has pushed back the entry into service of an ultra-long-range version of its forthcoming 777X widebody, the US planemaker says, as it grapples with fallout from the 737 MAX crisis and engine issues with the 777X.
The fresh delay comes as the grounding of Boeing's money-spinning 737 MAX single-aisle entered a sixth month in August, and as the world’s largest planemaker faces engine-related delays on the 777X widebody that have pushed the first flight of the 777-9 into 2020...
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