Dubai-based airline Emirates unveiled the first photos of its new widebody aircraft the Boeing 777X. Photo courtesy of Emirates Airline/Twitter
DUBAI, Aug 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Emirates has provided a first look at one of its futuristic Boeing 777X planes, which are on order.
The Dubai airline tweeted an image of the new aircraft, which is in production at the Everett factory in the US before its expected roll out next year.
“We’re proud to see the UAE flag for the first time on the Emirates Boeing 777X,” the airline said in a tweet.
It said the plane “combines the best features of today’s Boeing 777 with a longer fuselage, new engines, new composite wing design, greater cabin width and seating capacity”.
Emirates ordered 150 of the aircraft at the Dubai Airshow in 2013. Its order was nearly half of the 334 orders worldwide.
But it confirmed in June that it was in talks with Boeing to renegotiate its order and may replace some of them with the smaller 787.
The plane is undergoing vigorous testing throughout this year ahead of its expected delivery in June.
It has undergone low-speed taxi tests on the runway, while Boeing has also shown off the plane’s folding wing tips that enable an extended span of seven metres, maximising fuel efficiency.
It will come in two variations – the 777-8 and 777-9. The 777-8 will seat between 350 to 375 passengers, while the other can carry 400 to 425, both in a two-class configuration.
Boeing also released this short video yesterday on Twitter, showing the interior of the 777X and 787 Dreamliner.
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