Seventh Boeing 777-9 completes first flight

Seventh Boeing 777-9 completes first flight

The seventh 777-9 takes off on its first flight. (Marian Lockhart photo) The 777-9 that Boeing will use to conduct extended operations (ETOPS) and function and reliability testing flew for the first time Friday, completing an approximately three-hour profile over Washington State, Idaho and Oregon. Capt. Dan Mangel and Capt. Jake Miller completed a standard first-flight profile that tested the airplane’s systems and structures, which were monitored onboard by systems operators Scott Brihn and Zachary Lewis; […]

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