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Bad weather conditions postpone Boeing 777X’s first flight

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A Boeing 777X airplane taxis for the first flight, which had to be rescheduled due to weather, at Paine Field in Everett, Washington on January 24, 2020. (Photo by Jason Redmond / AFP)


After waiting for several hours for the bad weather to pass on, Boeing on Friday canceled the first test flight of its 777X. The company had said that it would again try on Saturday.

 

A Boeing 777X airplane taxis for the first flight, which had to be rescheduled due to weather, at Paine Field in Everett, Washington on January 24, 2020. (Photo by Jason Redmond / AFP)

 

Bowing claims that the new 777X is the largest-ever twin-engined model and is designed to hold on average 406 people. The new aircraft has giant carbon-composite wings, the largest Boeing has ever designed.

 

Boeing workers attend a first flight event for the 777X airplane, which had to be rescheduled due to weather, at Paine Field in Everett, Washington on January 24, 2020. (Photo by Jason Redmond / AFP)

 

Bowing on Thursday had predicted that the weather conditions could delay the test flight.

 

A General Electric GE9X engine is pictured on a Boeing 777X airplane as it taxis for the first flight, which had to be rescheduled due to weather, at Paine Field in Everett, Washington on January 24, 2020. (Photo by Jason Redmond / AFP)

 

The cancelation of the test flight comes at a time when the company is facing grounding of its 737MAX. The crisis surrounding the jet; following two fatal crashes has led the new Chief Executive Officer Dave Calhoun to send the company back to the drawing board on proposals for a new mid-market aircraft, reports stated.

(With input from agencies)

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