After years of setbacks, Boeing says the newest members of its 777X family are on track to enter the market this decade.

It's unique, but not a new design, and will allow the aircraft to serve both Category E and Category F airports.

Instead, the tips fold up. Boeing engineers outfitted ... one can hardly blame Boeing's team of engineers for opting to fit the 777X with folding wings instead of merely shortening them.

The wing tip of an American Airlines plane struck another plane from the same airline on a taxiway of the Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport on Thursday, authorities said. No injuries were ...

The Boeing 777X is a twin-engine, widebody aircraft that updates the current 777 series to offer greater flight range and higher seating capacity, with a wider span for its composite wing structures ...

The wings of the 777X have a folding tip that the company said “enables high-span efficiency while maintaining taxiway and gate compatibility.” In the cockpit there is touchscreen technology ...

The idea to create folding wing tips stemmed from airport gate space limitations. Like pilot training, Boeing didn't want the new 777X to require costly airport infrastructure changes. The 777X ...

Thomas Pallini/Insider The idea to create folding wing tips stemmed from airport gate space limitations. Like pilot training, Boeing didn't want the new 777X to require costly airport ...

The idea to create folding wing tips stemmed from airport gate space limitations. Like pilot training, Boeing didn't want the new 777X to require costly airport infrastructure changes. The 777X has a ...