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Description: Boeing 777x : Boeing Introduces Its New Fuel-Efficient & Largest Plane Ever Built - To Fly By 2020 . Boeing has set the bar high for its newest flagship release, the Boeing 777X, which the company says will be the largest and most efficient twin-size jet in the world when it launches in 2020. The 777X is touted as the bigger, better version of its cousin, the 787 Dreamliner. It features the new General Electric GE9X engines—the largest the industry has ever seen—larger windows, new lighting and a composite wing. Production started late last month on the first new model in the company’s Everett, Washington facility. Boeing is using an all new robotic fuselage assembly process and they are investing heavily in automated new manufacturing robotic equipment for the 777X production line. The company is refining the current production 777-300ER manufacturing process so that it, along with the new 777X, can theoretically use the same final assembly equipment. This would create a seamless transition process, from a manufacturing prospective, to the 777X. According to Boeing technical data, the cost of the new aircraft will range between $360.5 million and $388.7 million per jet. That price makes the new 777-900 Boeing’s highest-priced commercial aircraft. Boeing has set the bar high for its newest flagship release, the Boeing 777X, which the company says will be the largest and most efficient twin-size jet in the world when it launches in 2020. The 777X is touted as the bigger, better version of its cousin, the 787 Dreamliner. It features the new General Electric GE9X engines—the largest the industry has ever seen—larger windows, new lighting and a composite wing. It has the longest body produced by the manufacturer, of 252 feet, and the widest wingspan of any aircraft in the company's 102-year history: 235 feet, five inches. The aircraft is the 777-9 variant, building on the 777 and 787 Dreamliner, and offering the largest, and most efficient, twin-engine in the world, Boeing said in a statement. Its hinged wingtips alone measure 12 feet, with locking pins to prevent them from folding during flight. The wings give the jetliner extra lift, similar to that of a giant sailplane glider, helping the plane to save an overall 12% more fuel than the Airbus A350, according to Boeing. Its first flight is scheduled for 2019 and first deliveries are in 2020. Seating 400 to 425 passengers, the plane features new lighting, architecture, a wider cabin and larger windows that are located higher on the fuselage than the current 777, the company said.