Boeing ecoDemonstrator Effort Expands With Sixth Campaign

Aircraft
Boeing acquired an ex-Air China 777-200 as part of its plans for higher-­tempo ecoDemonstrator testing.
Credit: John D. Parker/Boeing
Cruising in from the North Atlantic at 39,000 ft., the dawn greets the Boeing 777-200 ecoDemonstrator over Scotland, and a group of engineers gather enthusiastically to look out of the starboard windows. Far below, the snow-covered Highlands are barely visible in the early morning gloom, but it is...
Guy Norris

Guy is a Senior Editor for Aviation Week, covering technology and propulsion. He is based in Colorado Springs.

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