An automated fiber placement machine has been used to lay down plies of composite material to create the first 777-8F wing spar. Credit: Marian Lockhart/Boeing Boeing has begun construction of the ...

With all the excitement surrounding the upcomingBoeing 777X family of widebody aircraft, whose passenger variants are known as the 777-8 and 777-9, it can be easy to forget the fact that this series ...

At first glance, the Boeing 777X may look like a stretched and modernized version of the original 777. After all, it shares the same basic fuselage shape that has made the 777 one of the most ...