In just a couple years, airport spotters could see something new taxiing to their gate: an airplane with its wings folded up. Boeing is preparing to unleash its “folding wingtip” design around the ...

Airport gate space concerns ignited the need for the new folding mechanism. The aircraft has garnered 481 orders from carriers such as British Airways, Emirates, and Lufthansa. Boeing's latest ...

The Boeing 777X is a massive aircraft that has folding wings, but it can't fly with them like that. Here's why the wings fold ...

Russian researchers have raised the possibility that an Antonov An-124 successor could be designed with folding wing-tips to improve aerodynamic efficiency. The aircraft – dubbed ‘Slon’, meaning ...

US regulators have detailed a series of protective safety measures proposed for the Boeing 777X's folding wing-tips, having drawn comparisons with the risks posed by unreleased gust-locks. The US ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. On Saturday, Boeing flew its newest passenger plane for the first ...

Can the Boeing 777X take off without its wingtips extended? It is a question that continues to circulate across aviation forums, social media, and even airport spotting communities, largely because ...

The company’s highlights include enhanced MRO services and facilities, new electromechanical actuators, air cycle machines ...

In the post-quadjet era, Boeing's largest twin-aisle twinjet is designed to be the successor to the legendary 747 'jumbo jet.' The Next Generation wide body that will assume the mantle of the ...

Boeing's latest addition to its growing fleet of commercial jets is the innovative 777X. Boeing announced its next-generation widebody at the Dubai Airshow in 2013 as a bigger and more efficient ...