Originally Posted by
waito
They then transferred him to the more conventional 777 - wait a minute - is the 777x still conventional, apart from the skin?
The 777X wing is composite, as are several other major structural elements (this going back to the original 777) such as the cabin floor and some of the tail. The fuselage itself is still aluminum but has been redesigned to be 'slimer' structurally so making the inside of the cabin wider (something like six inches IIRC).
Originally Posted by
waito
For the benefit for him I hope I'm wrong, but this needs to be looked at with open mind, what's the truth.
For the sake of Boeing (and millions of the traveling public) I hope you're right.