Warning, giant plane aloft: Boeing's 777X successfully completed its first flight test on Saturday January 25. The plane took off at 10:00 local time and landed safely at Paine Field in Everett (Washington, United States) almost four hours later.

A Worthy Successor

The successor to the long-haul 777 (Boeing's best-selling aircraft), to date the 777X family includes two aircraft, the 777-8 and the 777-9, with the bigger version capable of carrying up to 425 passengers.

Safran equipment has a firm presence on board this family of aircraft : oxygen distribution systems, fuel distribution and gauging equipment; kitchens, passenger seats, electrical harnesses, FADEC system for the GE9X engines, wheels and carbon brakes (an option for the airline companies), the titanium acoustic nozzle...

Contributed by Safran