Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Boeing's new flagship 777X aircraft is the first commercial plane with folding wingtips. Airport gate space concerns ignited the ...

A visually striking feature, the folding wingtips on the 777X are critical to its operation.

The aircraft's design is intriguing: Folding wingtips will let the 777X fit at existing airport gates while still giving the wings the lift they need. Kent was a senior managing editor at CNET News. A ...

A closer look at one of the jet's defining features.

SPOKANE, Wash. — The Boeing 777X was spotted flying over Spokane on Tuesday. The plane is the company's newest and largest jetliner. There's no question that its arrival at Spokane International ...

A folding wing-tip on a commercial airliner is never supposed to fail. With the first such mechanism scheduled to enter service on the 777X family in two years, Boeing set a goal to design a folding ...

HUNTSVILLE, Alabama – Hopeful about Huntsville's ability to land Boeing's new 777X production location, Huntsville/Madison County Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Chip Cherry on Thursday said the ...

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This article has been corrected to remove Cathay Pacific from the list of A380 customers. The FAA has issued final approval of an innovative composite folding wing for the Boeing 777X aircraft, a ...

Boeing has submitted detailed plans to possibly increase 777X deliveries by 25% to 125 aircraft per year after 2021 using one production line in Everett, Washington, with only minor investments ...