Boeing says in a statement that the 777F aircraft’s first flight on 14 July lasted around 3-1/2hr. It was not without issues, however, as there was a data-communication problem that meant not all first-flight tests could be performed.

The aircraft also had to return to Paine Field in Everett, from where it had departed, rather than Boeing Field, where it was originally meant to have landed.

Boeing says 777 chief pilot Capt Suzanna Darcy-Henneman and 777 deputy chief pilot Capt Van Chaney were piloting the new freighter aircraft when it was flown for the first time. It departed at 10:00 from Paine Field and landed there at 13:38.

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