Aircraft
Boeing Insists 777X Widebody Is Worth the Wait
777-9 appearance at Dubai show marks 12th anniversary of program launch
Boeing 777-9
The 777X widebody is expected to enter service by 2027. © David McIntosh/AIN

Twelve years since Boeing launched the 777X program at the 2013 Dubai Airshow, the OEM is back on-site with both its 777-9 test aircraft and a renewed confidence that delays to the protracted certification schedule are finally over.

With Boeing continuing to steadily work through FAA type inspection authorization (TIA) test phases, head of airline marketing for the 777X Justin Hale has a “high confidence” the airplane will enter service by 2027, with certification forthcoming as soon as 2026, he told reporters during a briefing on the eve of the Dubai Airshow on Sunday.