Originally slated to enter service in 2020, the Boeing 777X has yet to make good on its promise to herald the future of widebody jetliners. Boeing has faced hurdle after hurdle as a company in the past several years, with the 777X program suffering for it.

The latest update in the saga of the 777X reveals that further delays have dealt a blow estimated to cost $5 billion to Boeing’s bottom line. The charges associated with the chronically delayed jet have now accumulated to $15 billion in total, according to Reuters.

An Uphill Battle

The Boeing 777X is seven years behind its original schedule and needs to complete the final stages of a certification process that been increasingly made more demanding by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). With an initial target

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