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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 ...
On 27 May 2016, a Boeing 777-300 of Korean Air, operating as Korean Air Flight 2708 [1] from Haneda Airport in Tokyo to Seoul's Gimpo International Airport, was accelerating for take off when its left engine suffered an uncontained failure and a substantial fire ensued. The crew aborted the take-off, and after the aircraft came to a stop the ...
Boeing 767-300: 20 1986 2021 Launch customer Boeing 767-300ERF: 3 2007 2010 Boeing 777-200: 8 1996 2021 [18] 7 Taken over from merged Japan Air System. Boeing 777-200ER: 11 2002 2023 [8] [19] Boeing 777-300: 7 1998 2021 [18] Boeing 777-300ER: 1 2005 2024 Convair 880: 9 1961 1971 Douglas DC-3: 1 1951 1951 Operated invitational flights for three ...
Emirates has the world's largest fleet of Boeing 777s, and plans to start phasing out older first generation "classic" 777s (777-200ER, 777-300) in favour of new 777Xs. In October 2014, Emirates retired its first Boeing 777 after 18 years of service, and the same month took delivery of its 100th Boeing 777-300ER. [ 53 ]
Boeing 777-200: 8 1996 2020 Airbus A350-900 Boeing 777-300ER: Early retirement due to COVID-19 pandemic. Boeing 777-200ER: 1 2006 2020 Boeing 777-300: 6 [24] 1998 2020 Boeing 777-300ER: 5 2010 2013 Airbus A350-900: Leased from Jet Airways. Boeing 777F: 2 2010 2012 Boeing 747-400BCF: Leased from Southern Air. Canadair Challenger CL-601-3A-ER: 1 ...
Emirates Flight 521 was a scheduled international passenger flight from Thiruvananthapuram, India, to Dubai, United Arab Emirates, [1] operated by Emirates using a Boeing 777-300. [2] On 3 August 2016 the aircraft, carrying 282 passengers and 18 crew, [ 3 ] [ 4 ] crashed while landing at Dubai International Airport .