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The original 777-200 model first entered service in 1995, followed by the extended-range 777-200ER in 1997. [6] The stretched 777-300, which is 33.3 ft (10.1 m) longer, began service in 1998. The longer-range 777-300ER and 777-200LR variants entered service in 2004 and 2006, respectively, while a freighter version, the 777F, debuted in 2009. [6]
The number of 777 customers had grown to 25 airlines by June 1997, with 323 aircraft on order. [2] On August 26, 2004, Singapore Airlines followed up with a US$4 billion order for the 777-300ER, including 18 firm orders and 13 options. [3] The combined orders would make the carrier's 777 fleet number 77 when deliveries were complete. [3]
The 777 prototype, B-HNL (ex. N7771), on display at the Pima Air & Space Museum, after 6 years in Boeing's test fleet followed by 18 years of commercial service. The first prototype, a Boeing 777-200, B-HNL (ex. N7771), was built in 1994 and originally used by Boeing for flight testing and development. In 2000, it was sold to Cathay Pacific (as ...
After almost 18 years of service, Cathay Pacific finally decided to retire B-HNL on 1 June 2018. [9] A day prior, B-HNL took its last commercial flight from Osaka to Hong Kong as CX507. Cathay Pacific and Boeing both chose the Pima Air & Space Museum to display B-HNL and on 18 September 2018, it performed its final 14-hour flight from China ...
The first General Electric-powered Boeing 777 was delivered to British Airways on November 12, 1995. [15] The aircraft, with two GE90-77Bs, entered service five days later. Initial service was affected by gearbox bearing wear concerns, which caused the airline to temporarily withdraw its 777 fleet from transatlantic service in 1997. British ...
Boeing 777-200ER: Operated the world's first scheduled DC-10 service (between Los Angeles and Chicago) on August 5, 1971. One damaged as Flight 96. One crashed as Flight 191. Two others written off after non-fatality accidents. [citation needed] McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30: 11 1981 McDonnell Douglas MD-11: 19 1991 2001
From KLM in the Netherlands to Delta in the United States, here are 10 airlines that have stood the test of time in a volatile industry.
Boeing 777-300ER: 16 — 8 76 40 132 256 All with Club Suites (12 retrofitted, 4 factory-fresh). Boeing 777-9 — 18 [9] 8 65 46 206 325 Order with 24 options. Boeing 787-8: 12 — — 31 37 136 204 Retrofitted Club Suites. 35 25 154 214 Older Club World seats. Boeing 787-9: 18 — 8 42 39 127 216 Older Club World seats. Boeing 787-10: 11 7 [10 ...