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Features
A key milestone was achieved at the Boeing Everett factory in Washington in November when engineers completed assembly of the major fuselage sections of the first flight-test B777X, the manufacturer’s latest long-haul, twin-aisle jet.
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Headlines
Boeing chief financial officer Greg Smith says the 777-9X is still on track to begin flight tests later in 2019 despite the need for some re-testing work on the GE9X engines powering the aircraft.
![WOFA PODCAST: A look at the GE9X engine with with Ted Ingling](https://worldofaviation.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/WOFA-standard-1-1.png)
Airlines
We were joined on the Australian Aviation podcast by Ted Ingling, the program general manager for the GE9X, the engine that will power the Boeing 777-X.