It hasn't. Aviation is a hugely popular spectator hobby. Any time a new plane (not even a new model, just a new plane like a 737) rolls out of the factory, it m

It hasn't. Aviation is a hugely popular spectator hobby. Any time a new plane (not even a new model, just a new plane like a 737) rolls out of the factory, it makes the news in these circles. When a new model of plane (like the 777X) rolls out of the factory for the first time, it makes international, front page news. Doubly so when it actually takes it's first test flight. We're talking about massive passenger jets that are manufactured in the middle of a major metro area in a facility where they give public tours and is watched day and night by hobby and professional photographers alike. These aren't things that they go and "test fly" in secret, even if they wanted to (which they don't, because the 777X's first flight would be such a massive PR event that they would be insane to keep it secret).