Boeing suspends 777X loads testing after pressurization failure

Credit: Boeing
Final loads testing on Boeing’s delayed 777-9 has been suspended while investigations continue into the failure of a cargo door during pressurization evaluations on the static test airframe at Everett, Washington, Sept 5. The incident occurred during the final phases of the 777X major structural...

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