Boeing 777
Wide-body twin-engine jet airliner / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Boeing 777 is a long range, twin-engine, widebody commercial airliner. It is the world's largest twinjet plane. It is often called the "Triple Seven". It can carry between 283 and 368 passengers. It has a range from 5,235 to 9,380 nautical miles.
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Role | Wide-body jet airliner |
National origin | United States |
Manufacturer | Boeing Commercial Airplanes |
First flight | June 12, 1994 |
Introduction | June 7, 1995 with United Airlines[1] |
Status | Being made and being used by airlines |
Primary users | Emirates United Airlines Cathay Pacific Air France |
Produced | 1991-present |
Number built | 1,538[2] |
Unit cost | |
The first 777-200 model first entered service in 1995. The stretched 777-300 was introduced in 1998. That model is 33.3 feet (10.1 meters) longer. The longer-range 777-300ER and 777-200LR models entered service in 2004 and 2006, respectively. A freighter version, the 777F, first flew in 2008. Beginning in 2019, Boeing will deliver a new version of the 777, the 777X.
More than 60 airlines operate one or more kinds of the Boeing 777. Of them, Emirates has the most in its fleet: more than 100 of them are in service or on order. Other airlines that operate a lot of 777s include United Airlines, Air France, Cathay Pacific, and American Airlines.