Boeing's 777X jetliner successfully completes maiden flight

Pictures shows A Boeing 777X airplane taxing for the first flight, which had to be rescheduled due to weather, at Paine Field in Everett, Washington, on January 24, 2020.

SEATTLE: Boeing Co successfully completed on Saturday the maiden flight of the world's largest twin-engined jetliner as the embattled planemaker steps up competition with European rival Airbus in a respite from a crisis over its smaller 737 MAX.

The 777X, a larger and more efficient version of Boeing's successful 777 mini-jumbo, took off outside Seattle at 10:09 a.m. local time (1809 GMT) and landed at 2:00 p.m. (2200 GMT). Two earlier attempts were called off this week due to high winds.