WATCH: Boeing aircraft trainer bid makes first flight

Published December 21, 2016 2:55pm ET



Boeing’s proposal for the Air Force’s newest trainer made its first test flight on Tuesday.

Boeing and Saab are one of at least four industry teams hoping to get the contract to build the two-seat T-X trainer jet to replace the service’s aging fleet of T-38 aircraft.

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