It could take weeks – even months – until safety officials pinpoint what caused a Singapore Airlines' Boeing 777 to catch fire after returning to Singapore on Monday. Dramatic video has since ...

The source said there is a unique element to the Boeing 777’s flaperon, a wing component ... 7 crashes and there haven’t been any in this area,” said CNN aviation analyst Mary Schiavo.

With 20 percent more wing area than the current fleet ... For the new 777 to operate with the size constraints of modern airport, Boeing's engineers had to design a unique folding wingtip.

It's unique, but not a new design, and will allow the aircraft to serve both Category E and Category F airports.

Still, the Boeing 777-9 version of the X is almost 15 feet ... However, the unique folding wing design proved a pivotal element in the 777X's development because the jet's full width made it ...

Boeing announced the first order for its upcoming BBJ 777-9 business aircraft on Monday ... Source: Boeing, The folding wing tips on Boeing's massive new 777X are a first in commercial aviation.