Boeing schedules first 777X flight for 23 January

Wish them the best... I am Airbus/Boeing fan (yes you can have the best of both worlds) and it's time for Boeing to clean the dirt, move on, and give us an upgraded amazing flying machine :D

Been hearing good things so far about the new CEO and his more firm approach to restoring order to Boeing. Hoping for a great flight tomorrow.

Just read on Twitter that they are going to postpone the test flight due to weather. They are considering the following day as an alternative.

I am so tired of people basking in Boeings problems; I hope for Boeing a flawless first flight and a recovery not predicted by any of the people that just don't understand competition keeps us all honest and is the essence of business........

Hope it goes off. Weather is supposed to be Crappy here tomorrow. Heavy winds and rain predicted.

Just tuned in to the webcast. Says plane is waiting at end of runway due to inclement weather. And it shows the plane........waiting.

Anyone know if Boeing will live stream the test flight or what the tail number of the aircraft is?

I hope that its flight testing, approval, and service go off without a hitch.

I am old enough to remember the electra and "whirl mode" look at the glorious history that airframe has enjoyed, yes there were a number of similar seemingly baffling issues at the first. Just remember "flying people around is still as much an art as science" either be patient with the fine people who build them, or take the train, or a boat next time you need to go somewhere, we wont miss you!

Years ago, I saw a 737-900 taking off. I can see why people near Everett huddle around the parking lots to take pictures. It took off, and I assume I saw the same plane land at Boeing Field.

It has to be exhilarating to be the first few people flying in a new plane.

will be fun to see when it comes down to Mather Fld, Sacramento for cross wind tests.. camera ready

good stuff!

There's a webcast of the first flight of the 777X in just over an hour (10:00 today)

http://www.boeing.com/commercial/777x/first-flight/

I'm not sure if it works from computers outside the Boeing firewall, but worth a try.

The Market seems to be moving away from wide bodies to narrow bodies like the 320XLR so I wonder if this will actually end up making money for Boeing in the long run. I also think the GE engines for this aircraft will have long term reliability issues, GE has pushed the material to its limits trying to get the lightest power plant while delivering the greatest thrust can you imagine what a catastrophic fan disk failure would do to this engine, then your down to ONE and over the Pacific ?

Go Boeing! Wishing the company the best on the test flight. Please make a great impression ! You need it!!!

Can't wait!

Looks like its getting moved back a day due to weather in Everett

Might be a good idea to check the flight software. In the past 30 years I have flown over 5 million miles. The 737MAX fiasco has totally spooked me. Thus, for the revised MAX and any new Boeing aircraft, I refuse to fly them until they have been in service for two years with no crashes.

Swedish gresus says how dare you Boeing?