Boeing’s innovation in the flight deck continues, with the introduction of touchscreens in the 777X forward displays; a first in the air transport industry.

With touchscreens being used on smarts devices by people around the world every day, and pilots already bringing tablets into the flight deck, making the 777X even more intuitive and easy for pilots is a logical next step.

“We want to design a flight deck that pilots are going to be familiar with and that will provide the best interaction experience for them,” said Mark Nikolic, Boeing Flight Deck Human Factors Engineer.

• “The new B777X-9 is the world’s most fuel-efficient long-haul aircraft and will bring many benefits to British Airways’ fleet. It’s the ideal replacement for the Boeing 747 and its size and range will be an excellent fit for the airline’s existing network.
• With concerns over its Boeing 737 MAX and a drought of orders coming into the Paris Air Show, until it landed a blockbuster order Tuesday, Boeing is certainly in need of some positive press. And it’s hoping to get that from its new Boeing 777X aircraft. The newest version of its popular Boeing 777 family.
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• Boeing has disclosed that their orderbook for the 777X program has lost 118 firm orders, leaving the company with 191 left on the books. The announcement comes less than a week after the company reported a $6.5 billion charge on the program; their first delivery has now been pushed back to 2023.

The 777X’s new technologies will allow pilots to work more efficiently while maintaining significant operational commonality with today’s 777.

Boeing has tested touchscreen technology on flight decks in simulators for the last five years and in 2014, used the ecoDemonstrator flying testbed to give pilots real-time flight experience with touch technology in the forward displays.

Boeing 777X Folding Wingtips. The design for the 777 9 which will be the launch variant was finalised on 03 September 2015. This was after tirelessly consulting with customers and suppliers to arrive at final design parameters which will be carried forward to the targeted launch date sometime in 2020.

“We find that touchscreens perform as well as or better than current devices in the flight deck for interacting with the displays,” said Brian Gilbert, Boeing Flight Deck Integration Lead.

Boeing requirements for touch capability include bezel features designed to provide bracing and added stability in turbulence, and pilots can also interact with displays with rotary cursor controls.

Boeing’s 777X flight deck hardware is capable of supporting multiple touch points. This means two pilots can simultaneously interact with their half of the lower display.

Boeing (BOE, Chicago O'Hare) has confirmed it has pushed back its inaugural B777-9 deliveries to late 2023 due to 'an updated assessment of global certification requirements, the company's latest assessment of COVID-19 impacts on market demand, and discussions with its customers with respect to aircraft delivery timing'.

The American manufacturer initially hoped to deliver the first B777-9 in summer 2020. Before this latest announcement, the revised timeline foresaw the B777X's entry into service in 2022 with operators that will include Lufthansa, Emirates, Qatar Airways, ANA - All Nippon Airways, Cathay Pacific, British Airways, Etihad Airways, and Singapore Airlines.

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Boeing recorded a USD6.5 billion reach-forward charge related to the B777X programme. It said the revised entry-into-service timeline would not affect the B777/B777X line's production rate, which will remain at two units per month in 2021.

The B777X programme's gargantuan charge contributed to Boeing's worst-ever annual financial results - a net loss of USD11.9 billion in 2020 at a -22% operating margin and a USD18.4 billion negative operating cash flow.

Boeing delivered just 157 commercial aircraft in 2020, down by 59% from 2019. Revenue from its commercial division halved to USD16.2 billion, while the segment's operating margin stood at -85.7%.

The manufacturer also disclosed that it had USD5.5 billion in outstanding liabilities related to the B737 MAX programme. Boeing reduced its burden by over USD2.3 billion in 2020 through compensation payments, concessions, and other in-kind considerations to customers.

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