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British Airways Flight 2276 was a scheduled international passenger flight from Las Vegas, Nevada, to London, England.On 8 September 2015, the Boeing 777-200ER operating the flight suffered an uncontained engine failure and fire in the left GE90 engine during take-off from Las Vegas-McCarran International Airport, prompting an aborted take-off and the evacuation of all passengers and crew.
In 1991, British Airways placed its first order for 777-200 aircraft, ordering another four for fleet expansion in 2007 at a cost of around US$800 million. [20] BA's first 777s were fitted with General Electric GE90 engines. Still, BA switched to Rolls-Royce Trent 800s for subsequent aircraft. [21] [22]
The aircraft involved was a Boeing 777-236ER, registered as G-YMMM, with serial number 30314 and line number 342. It was powered by two Rolls-Royce Trent 895-17 engines [10] and had a seating capacity of 233 passengers.
British Airways, United Airlines and American Airlines also have rearward-facing seats in their Club World (except in the A350), domestic 777-200 United First and (select) Business Class Cabins, respectively. It has been argued that rearward-facing seats are safer because in the event of a crash, the sudden deceleration will propel the ...
After the baseline model, the 777-200, Boeing developed an increased gross weight variant with greater range and payload capability. [63] Initially named 777-200IGW, [64] the 777-200ER first flew on October 7, 1996, [65] received FAA and JAA certification on January 17, 1997, [66] and entered service with British Airways on February 9, 1997. [66]
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]
British Airways Maintenance Hangar at Glasgow Airport. British Airways Maintenance Glasgow (BAMG) is where all Airbus A319/A320/A321 CEO & NEO heavy maintenance is done. In 2012 all 737-400 series "heavy" maintenance was outsourced to contractors based in Sofia, Bulgaria and from 2014 KLM engineering in Norwich owing to the age of the aircraft.
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