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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 ...
Boeing 777-200: Launch customer. One crashed as Flight 232. McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30: 7 1983 2001 4 1997 None Converted into freighters for the short-lived "United Airlines Worldwide Cargo" service. Sud Aviation Caravelle: 20 1961 1970 Boeing 727 Boeing 737-200: Only U.S. operator in scheduled passenger service.
Finnish flag carrier Finnair celebrates its 100th anniversary on November 1, having been founded in 1923 as a seaplane service, while the Czech Republic’s flag carrier Czech Airlines made its ...
There was considerable speculation on the replacement of KLM’s aging 777 and A330 fleet, of which the oldest 777-200ERs date back to 2003. On the 23rd of August 2023, it was reported that contrary to prior speculation that KLM was considering Airbus A350 and Boeing 777X aircraft types, it would likely opt to further increase the number of ...
The district's second-oldest school is in Louisville's Tyler Park neighborhood along Lucia Avenue. Bloom was built in 1896, making the large brick school 127 years old. Approximately 550 students ...
For all models sold beginning with the Boeing 707 in 1957, except the Boeing 720, Boeing's naming system for commercial airliners has taken the form of 7X7 (X representing a number). All model designations from 707 through 787 have been assigned, leaving 797 as the only 7X7 model name not assigned to a product.