▶ Boeing 777x leads certification flights in Curaçao

This Tuesday one of the three test planes for the Boeing 777-9 According to Airdatava, the model for the island of Curaçao started in the Caribbean to continue their certification flights.

Certification flight details

The prototype registered as an N779XX rose from 07:40 a.m. from Boeing Field Airport in Seattle and landed at 7:08 p.m. (local time) at Hato/Willemstad International Airport. Although Boeing has not provided specific details about the test, it is assumed that he is part of his FAA certification program.

These types of flights are important to evaluate the performance of the model under different weather conditions and heights. Curaçao with its warm and damp climate and its individual runway of 3,410 meters at sea level offers an ideal environment for these tests.

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Boeing 777x certification challenges

The certification tests for the Boeing 777x were suspended for five months after the discovery of cracks in the engine support.

Boeing made the necessary changes, and since January three of the four test planes have operated on flights between Seattle, Everett and Moses Lake in the state of Washington.

The tests tests in Hawaii and Mexico city had carried out before the flights of flights in August.

Delivery time plans and customer expectations

Boeing has confirmed his goal of delivering the first 777-9 to its start customers, Lufthansa, in 2026. Emirates, another important customer with at least 170 orders for the 777x second quarter of 2027.

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