Boeing’s 777X Jetliner Successfully Completes Maiden Flight

Boeing Co successfully staged the first flight of the world’s largest twin-engined jetliner on Saturday in a respite from the crisis over its smallest model, the grounded 737 MAX.

A Boeing 777X airplane takes off during its first test flight from the company's plant in Everett, Washington, on Jan. 25, 2020. Terray Sylvester/Reuters

SEATTLE—The Boeing Company successfully staged the first flight of the world’s largest twin-engined jetliner on Saturday in a respite from the crisis over its smallest model, the grounded 737 MAX.

The 777X, a larger version of the 777 mini-jumbo, touched down at the historic Boeing Field outside Seattle at 2 p.m. (2200 GMT) after a debut which began almost four hours earlier at Boeing’s revamped wide-body assembly lines north of the city.