Boeing 777-9

Specifications

First flight

2020

Entered service

Not yet in service

Engines

2 × General Electric GE9X

Typical seating

426 (2-class)

Cruise speed

Mach 0.84

Range

7,285 nm

MTOW

351,500 kg

Length

76.7 m

Wingspan

71.8 m

Status

In production

Notable facts

• The larger of the two Boeing 777X models, with composite wings, folding wingtips, and General Electric GE9X engines.
• The GE9X is the largest commercial jet engine by fan diameter (around 3.4 m).
• First flew in January 2020; at about 76.7 m it is the longest airliner ever built.
• Entry into service was repeatedly delayed through the 2020s.
• Positioned as a successor to the 747-8 and 777-300ER in the very-large-aircraft segment.

Variants

• 777-8 (B778) — Shorter, longer-range 777X model
• 777-8F — Freighter version of the 777X