First Boeing 777-9 for Lufthansa comes together
The first Boeing 777-9 for Lufthansa has come together at Boeing’s Everett assembly line, as confirmed by the airline on social media today.
Although delivery of the aircraft isn’t set until the summer of 2020, building the aircraft now allows Boeing to train their production line engineers on the new aircraft whilst test aircraft near the exit of the building.
Roll-out of the test aircraft is expected to occur very soon, with a good estimate being mid-March. Following roll-out, the aircraft will undergo ground testing and final checks before performing its maiden flight and launching its flight-test campaign.
Powered by two General Electric GE9X engines that can produce up to 105,000 pounds of thrust, the aircraft will be able to accommodate anywhere from 365 to 414 people in a two class configuration depending if you’re looking at the 777-8 or the larger 777-9.
Although some renderings show the aircraft with chevrons like its little 787 and 737 MAX siblings, Boeing has scrapped the design for the 777X. The engines and the revised cabin insulation are expected to make the aircraft quiet whilst reducing the complexity of chevrons.
For those that don’t know, chevrons work at reducing noise, however by forcefully mixing the fan air stream and the ambient flow, drag is created. Boeing has subsequently developed a new way of reducing noise by creating a new nozzle that disrupts shock cells by mechanically mixing the fan stream in the bypass duct with the ambient flow.
Emirates is the launch customer for the aircraft with 150 on order, making up 48% of the 777X order book taking into account Etihad’s reduction from 25 down to six.
Lufthansa has 20 on order and will be the launch customer for the aircraft in Europe. Deliveries will commence in 2020 and continue through to 2025, while at the same time replacing their fleet of Boeing 747-400s.
Sam Chui will be making plans to attend the roll-out event so keep an eye out on this blog for photographs from his perspective!
For those doubting this news, here is confirmation from Lufthasa:
Pssst, shall we tell you a secret? The body of our first future 777-9 is joined! Have a look at this beauty – we can’t wait until summer 2020! Can you already guess what she will look like? #avgeek #777X #LH777x9 @BoeingAirplanes pic.twitter.com/oqUp4JHOaT
— Lufthansa News (@lufthansaNews) February 19, 2019
Yeah if you watch the post of boeing and watch the pictures good thats picture is testing model number 3 of boeing and in the msn system of boeing are there no other 777-9x planes then this 4 testing airplanes
I’ll wait for more information, however FlightGlobal, which is regarded as one of the best aviation platforms, is also reporting that this is Lufthansa’s first 777-9.
Waarom where i Follow on all social media lufhansa and they only have a 777F deliverd not one place also boeing say they started with production of 777-9 for lufhansa or Emirates only 4 test aircrafts lufthansa have mabey sayed this aircrafts going to yoin or fleet
I added their social media post showing their statement at the end of the post.
No Lufthansa triple seven will ever show up in this outdated livery…. are there no animated pictures showing the new (boring) Lufthansa livery….?
This is not true. The first 4 are test beds. (Check the instagram of Boeing it self.) Also the 4 commercial 777x aircraft are for EK and not for lufthansa…
Lufthansa was the one stating this was their first one being put together. There are more aircraft behind this aircraft as well as in the backround.
Fake news read first by boeing the news there are 4 test airplanes
Big fake fake fake news
Lufthansa posted this on their social media stating one of them was their own.
Wow 😮 I can’t wait to be flying on the Boeing 777x someday!!!😆😌✈️