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TOPSHOT – A Boeing 777X airplane takes off on its inaugural flight at Paine Field in Everett, Washington on January 25, 2020. (Photo by Jason Redmond / AFP) (Photo by JASON REDMOND/AFP via Getty Images) AFP via Getty Images In November 2013 at the Dubai Air Show, Boeing announced a successor design to the highly successful B777 widebody aircraft that had become the workhorse of international travel. The Boeing 777X would employ improved General Electric engines and composite wings that would be so long that they would be required to fold at their tips to fit into existing airport gate infrastructure. The expected delivery date for the “triple seven X” was set for December 2019. Earlier this month, while speaking at the Morgan Stanley Laguna Conference, Boeing CEO Kelly Ortberg warned that certification issues were creating “a mountain of work.” While no new certification issues were mentioned, he stated “We’re clearly behind our plan in getting the certification done.” This was counter to the existing sentiment in the industry that Boeing was making good progress on delivering the aircraft in the coming year, 2026. A fifth test aircraft had just been added to the fleet and had made its maiden flight in August. The test aircraft are used to complete the requirements for the Federal Aviation Administration’s Type Inspection Authorization (TIA). Boeing had successfully completed two of the most recent steps in the process in July and August successively, fueling optimism that the long delayed aircraft would finally reach the tarmacs of the world’s leading international airlines. DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES- MARCH 06: Ground personnel and cargo containers are seen under Emirates Boeing 777-300 ER aircraft sitting on the tarmac at Dubai International Airport on March 06, 2024, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Dubai International Airport is the primary and…

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