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Boeing Confident 777X Will Be Certified This Year
Upcoming widebody will help meet record-setting aircraft demand in southeast Asia
Boeing 777X
Boeing's 777X during a flight demo at last year's Dubai Air Show

With 60% of all long-haul services to Southeast Asia operated by a widebody, Boeing is confident that its protracted 777X program—now targeting type certification in the second half of this year—will help meet a demand that continues to grow in the region.

Singapore operates more flights per square kilometer than any country, explained Darren Hulst, v-p of commercial marketing at Boeing. With Asia being the largest contributor to the 5.5% passenger growth seen worldwide last year, this complements a 25-year growth period for the region he described as “dynamic.”