All that extra brawn is necessary. The GE9X is destined for Boeing’s stretched-out 777X series, where even the smaller -8X variant will carry 353 passengers (the larger -9X will haul 407). There’s even talk of a mammoth 450-passenger 10X that would compete with the likes of Airbus’ A380. If Boeing is going to compete in …
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