Aircraft
Boeing 777X First Flight Delayed Until 2020
Efforts continue at GE to solve premature wear condition involving the GE9X’s compressor.

Boeing confirmed Wednesday it has moved the target for first flight of the 777X to early next year from the second half of 2019 following consultations with engine maker General Electric, whose new GE9X continues to suffer delays while the engine company redesigns a stator in the front part of the compressor that had shown more wear than anticipated during testing. Speaking during his company’s second-quarter earnings call on Wednesday, Boeing CEO Dennis Muilenburg said schedules still call for first delivery by the end of 2020, while hedging somewhat on the certainty of the timeline.


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