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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.
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 Boeing 787s were scheduled to replace 14 of British Airways' Boeing 767 fleet, while the Airbus A380s were planned to replace 20 of BA's Boeing 747-400s. On 1 August 2008, BA announced orders for 6 Boeing 777-300ERs and options for 4 more as an interim measure to cover for delays over the deliveries of their 787s.
American Airlines Flight 345, which departed from Dallas Fort Worth International Airport, landed around 8:45 p.m. local time, after "the crew reported a flat tire" on the Boeing 777 plane, the ...
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 ...
American's wide-body aircraft are all Boeing airliners; however, nearly half of the airline's total fleet consists of Airbus aircraft. American Airlines is the world's largest operator of the 787-8, the smallest variant of the Boeing 787 Dreamliner. [5] American exclusively ordered Boeing aircraft throughout the 2000s. [6]
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.
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]