14-09-2018 13:41 via feeds.bizjournals.com

Boeing rolls out its first 777X widebody, but it will never fly (Photos)

Boeing has built and rolled out its first 777X widebody from its factory in Everett last week, but it will never actually fly.Instead, the first of the Chicago-based jet maker's largest and most advanced airplane ever built will undergo 12 months of "static" testing and verification of load-bearing parts in its airframe and wings.The first test aircraft, featuring wings made by its new automated composite wing center, will be followed by four more 777Xs being produced for full Boeing flight test
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