In December 2013, Cathay Pacific placed an order worth $ 7.48 bn to supply 21 Boeing 777-9X aircraft. Lufthansa Airlines also ordered 34 777X aircraft. Boeing also received orders for 50 aircraft from Qatar Airways and 25 aircraft from Etihad Airways. Emirates Airlines ordered $ 55.6 billion consisting of 150 Boeing 777X aircraft, including 115 Boeing 777-9X and 35 Boeing 777-8X at Dubai Airshow in November 2013. When a plane experiences turbulence, hundreds of sensors detect changes and provide data to a special computer that tells flight controls to reduce the impact of turbulence felt by passengers.īoeing 777-9X Price and Orders The price of the latest Boeing 777-9X is around US $ 442.2 million. Smoother Ride technology is like a stability control system in a car, which reduces the impact of turbulence when the aircraft enters airspace with changes in air pressure and temperature. In addition, the 777-9X cockpit features a touch screen for entering and changing flight data and a special folding wing switch on the overhead panel.īoeing 777-9X is equipped with the latest generation of Smoother Ride technology which was previously introduced in the 787 Dreamliner. The 777X program will also feature a general cockpit and type-rating, which allows pilots to fly both of them. The cockpit is equipped with a touch screen replacing the cursor control device and folding wingtip control. Boeing 777-9X Cockpit and Avionics The Boeing 777-9X cockpit imported a number of flight control systems from the Boeing 787 Dreamliner.

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