Here's how Boeing's engineers have ensured the 777X's iconic folding wingtips can operate safely and reliably.

Japanese scientists have figured out how ladybugs fold their wings by transplanting a transparent artificial wing onto the insect and observing its underlying folding mechanism. The study's findings, ...

At first glance, the Boeing 777X looks strikingly similar to its predecessor, with a familiar fuselage and cockpit design. However, a closer look reveals one of its most innovative features: folding ...

A folding wing-tip on a commercial airliner is never supposed to fail. With the first such mechanism scheduled to enter service on the 777X family in two years, Boeing set a goal to design a folding ...