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List of Boeing 777 operators

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A mostly white Boeing 777, with some red, green and black markings, of Emirates, in flight, facing left.
An Emirates 777-300ER. Emirates is the largest operator of the Boeing 777 with 133 aircraft as of November 2023 [1]

The following airlines operate the Boeing 777.

The Boeing 777 is a long-range wide-body twin-engine jet airliner designed and manufactured by Boeing Commercial Airplanes, the commercial business unit of Boeing. Commonly referred to as the "Triple Seven",[2] it is the largest twinjet.[3] The 777 can accommodate between 301 and 450 (Air Canada High Density) passengers in a three-class layout,[4] and has a range of 5,235 to 9,380 nautical miles (9,695 to 17,372 km), depending on the model. Developed in consultation with eight major airlines,[5] the 777 was designed to replace older wide-body airliners and bridge the capacity difference between the 767 and 747.

The 777 is produced in two fuselage lengths. 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]

United Airlines first placed the 777 into commercial airline service in 1995. The most successful variant is the 777-300ER with 799 aircraft delivered and over 844 orders to date.[7] Emirates operates the largest 777 fleet with 148 aircraft.[7] FedEx Express operates the largest fleet of the 777F cargo aircraft. As of April 2024, 2,268 Boeing 777s, of all variants, have been ordered and 1,729 have been delivered.[8]

Model summary

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United Airlines placed the launch order for the 777 program on October 14, 1990 when it purchased 34 Pratt & Whitney PW4084-powered 777-200s valued at US$11 billion with options on an additional 34.[9][10] The 777-200 entered into service with United Airlines on June 7, 1995 with its first flight from London Heathrow Airport to Dulles International Airport.[11] From day one, the 777 was awarded 180-minute ETOPS clearance by the Federal Aviation Administration, making it the first airliner to carry an ETOPS-180 clearance into service.[12] This would later be increased to 207 minutes by October 1996.note 1 British Airways placed the first model with General Electric GE90-77B engines into service on November 17, 1995.[13] The first Rolls-Royce Trent 877-powered aircraft was delivered to Thai Airways International on March 31, 1996, completing the introduction of the three power-plants initially developed for the airliner.[14]

Subsequent versions of the 777, including the 777-200ER, 777-200LR, 777-300, 777-300ER, 777F and the upcoming 777-8X and -9X, have been launched by Air France, British Airways, Cathay Pacific, and Pakistan International Airlines (PIA). The following table lists milestone dates for each model of the aircraft.[15]

In July 2009, Emirates surpassed Singapore Airlines as the biggest 777 operator, when the 78th aircraft was delivered.[16] Since 2010, Emirates is the largest Boeing 777 operator, with 152 aircraft;[17] the carrier began phasing out older −200s, −200ERs and −300s in February 2011.[18] Other primary operators are United Airlines (96), Qatar Airways (81), Air France (70), American Airlines (67), and Cathay Pacific (65). As of November 2011, 62 airline customers operated variants of the Boeing 777.

Model Launch order Launch customer Go-ahead Rollout Maiden flight Certification First Delivery Service entry
777-200 Oct 15, 1990 United States United Airlines Oct 29, 1990 Apr 9, 1994 Jun 12, 1994 Apr 19, 1995 May 15, 1995 Jun 7, 1995
777-200ER Jun 14, 1991 United Kingdom British Airways Oct 29, 1990 Sep 3, 1996 Oct 7, 1996 Jan 17, 1997 Feb 6, 1997 Feb 9, 1997
777-200LR Feb 27, 2000 Pakistan Pakistan International Airlines Feb 29, 2000 Feb 15, 2005 Mar 8, 2005 Feb 2, 2006 Feb 27, 2006 Mar 3, 2006
777-300 Jun 14, 1995 Hong Kong Cathay Pacific Jun 26, 1995 Sep 8, 1997 Oct 16, 1997 May 4, 1998 May 21, 1998 May 27, 1998
777-300ER Mar 31, 2000 France Air France Feb 29, 2000 Nov 14, 2002 Feb 24, 2003 Mar 16, 2004 Apr 29, 2004 May 10, 2004
777F May 24, 2005 France Air France May 24, 2005 May 21, 2008 Jul 14, 2008 Feb 6, 2009 Feb 19, 2009 Feb 22, 2009

Current, former and future operators

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The following table lists of active operators of the aircraft as of November 2023.[citation needed]

Legend Notes
* Current
* Former
Orders

Government operators

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Operators[7] 777-200 777-200ER 777-200LR 777-300 777-300ER 777F Total
Equatorial Guinea Equatorial Guinea Govt 1 1[25]
India Indian Air Force - 2 2
Indonesia Indonesian Government (Leased from Garuda Indonesia) - - - - 1 - 1
Japan Japan Air Self-Defense Force 2 2
United Arab Emirates Presidential Flight UAE 1 1 2
Saudi Arabia Saudi Royal Flight - - - - 2 - 2

See also

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References

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Footnotes
  1. ^ 180-minute ETOPS approval was granted to the General Electric GE90-powered 777 on October 3, 1996, and to the Rolls-Royce Trent 800-powered 777 on October 10, 1996.
Citations
  1. ^ "Media Fast Facts - November 2023". Emirates. 16 November 2023.
  2. ^ Robertson, David (March 13, 2009). "Workhorse jet has been huge success with airlines that want to cut costs". The Times. UK. Archived from the original on June 12, 2011. Retrieved March 20, 2009.
  3. ^ Grantham, Russell (February 29, 2008). "Delta's new Boeing 777 can fly farther, carry more". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Archived from the original on May 25, 2012. Retrieved June 30, 2009.
  4. ^ "777 Interior Arrangements". Boeing. Retrieved January 12, 2011.
  5. ^ Birtles 1998, pp. 13–16
  6. ^ a b "The Boeing 777 Program Background". Boeing. Archived from the original on June 8, 2009. Retrieved January 12, 2011.
  7. ^ a b c "777 Model Summary". Boeing. January 2019. Archived from the original on June 6, 2017. Retrieved February 23, 2019.
  8. ^ "Boeing:Orders and Deliveries (updated monthly)". Retrieved 25 May 2024.
  9. ^ Norris & Wagner 1999, p. 132
  10. ^ "Business Notes: Aircraft". Time. October 29, 1990. Archived from the original on November 18, 2007. Retrieved July 19, 2008.
  11. ^ Birtles 1998, p. 80
  12. ^ Norris & Wagner 1999, p. 139
  13. ^ Norris & Wagner 1999, p. 143
  14. ^ Eden 2008, p. 115
  15. ^ "Boeing 777 Program Background". Boeing. Archived from the original on June 8, 2009. Retrieved September 23, 2011.
  16. ^ "Emirates becomes largest Boeing 777 operator". Business Standard. July 31, 2009. Retrieved January 13, 2011.
  17. ^ "World Airliner Census". Flight International, August 24–30, 2010.
  18. ^ Kingsley-Jones, Max (June 22, 2010). "Emirates talks to Boeing about 777 successor and hints at more big orders". Flight International. Retrieved January 7, 2011.
  19. ^ Kulisch, Eric (4 August 2023). "Ocean carrier MSC strikes deal for Italian cargo airline". FreightWaves.com. Retrieved 10 November 2023.
  20. ^ aerotelegraph.com - "Austrian Airlines to receive 10 Boeing 787-9" (German) 19 April 2023
  21. ^ "Media releases". Cargolux. Retrieved 2022-10-12.
  22. ^ Jin Air to fly long haul
  23. ^ Kulisch, Eric (20 July 2023). "Ocean carrier MSC adds 2nd cargo jet". FreightWaves.com. Retrieved 9 November 2023.
  24. ^ Sourabh, Parajit (13 May 2024). "MSC Air Cargo receives its fifth B777F". stattimes.com. The STATE Trade Times. Retrieved 21 May 2024.
  25. ^ Equatorial Guinea govt 777LR BBJ
Bibliography
  • Birtles, Philip (1998). Boeing 777, Jetliner for a New Century. St. Paul, Minnesota: Motorbooks International. ISBN 0-7603-0581-1.
  • Eden, Paul, ed. (2008). Civil Aircraft Today: The World's Most Successful Commercial Aircraft. London: Amber Books Ltd. ISBN 978-1-84509-324-2.
  • Norris, Guy; Mark Wagner (1999). Modern Boeing Jetliners. Minneapolis, Minnesota: Zenith Imprint. ISBN 0-7603-0717-2.
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