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First B-777X flight test airplane assembled

Its maiden flight scheduled for 2019, delivery in 2020

Boeing has brought together the major fuselage sections to form the first B-777X airplane that will take to the skies in 2019. In a major production milestone called 'final body join,' Boeing teams connected the aircraft's nose, mid and aft sections in the company's factory in Everett, Wash.The jet now measures 252 feet long (77 meters) from nose to tail, making it the longest passenger jet the manufacturer...

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Everett, Usa, 11/21/2018 11:00
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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