Originally Posted by
llagonne66
As stated by DaveReidUK above, we need to wait for the certification to see if Boeing is able to do the same trick with the 777X.
Tdracer did answer my original question:
Originally Posted by
tdracer
But the 777 type cert is a given - the FAA (and EASA) have already accepted the project as an amended type cert to the 777.