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Asiana Airlines Flight 214 was a scheduled transpacific passenger flight originating from Incheon International Airport near Seoul, South Korea. On the morning of July 6, 2013, the Boeing 777-200ER operating the flight crashed on final approach into San Francisco International Airport in the United States. Of the 307 people on board, 3 died ...
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]
In some ways, it could have been worse. Yesterday's crash landing of Asiana Airlines Flight 214 at San Francisco International Airport left two passengers dead, and 181 injured (at last report).
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]
Descent Below Visual Glidepath and Impact with Deawall, Asiana Airlines Flight 214, Boeing 777-200ER, HL7742, San Francisco, California July 6, 2013 Image title Aviation Accident Report
The extended-range 777-300ER, with a MTOW of 700,000–775,000 lb (318–352 t), entered service in 2004, the longer-range 777-200LR in 2006, and the 777F freighter in 2009. These second-generation 777 variants have extended raked wingtips and are powered exclusively by 110,000–115,300 lbf (489–513 kN) GE90 engines.
List of accidents and incidents involving the Boeing 777; A. Asiana Airlines Flight 214; B. British Airways Flight 38; British Airways Flight 2276; D. Delta Air Lines ...
English: Asiana Airlines Boeing 777-200ER (HL7742) landing at Hong Kong International Airport. Deutsch: Die auf Flug HL7742 verunglückte Asiana Airlines Boeing 777-200ER bei der Landung am Hong Kong International Airport.