Qatar Airways signed an agreement worth $501m with Boeing in July 2010 to acquire two additional Boeing 777-200LRs.
Orders for 55 aircraft have been received including EVA Airways (three), Air India (eight), Qatar Airways, ILFC (two), Jet Airways (six), Emirates (ten), Air Canada (13) and Air India (eight).
The launch customer was Pakistan International Airlines (PIA), which received the first 777-200LR Worldliner in February 2006.
In November 2005, the 777-200LR Worldliner set a world distance record for a commercial aircraft non-stop flight – 21,601km (11,664nm) from Hong Kong to London Heathrow. The aircraft will also be fitted with new raked wingtip extensions. The aircraft is powered by two 489kN engines, type General Electric GE90-110B.Īn additional fuel tank installed in the rear cargo bay brings the fuel capacity to 195,280l. The range is 17,446km, carrying 301 passengers. “By 2012, Boeing received more than 1,300 orders and built over 1,000 Boeing 777 aircraft for more than 60 customers since the aircraft entered service in May 1995.” The first flight took place in March 2005. Work on the aircraft was halted in October 2001 but restarted in March 2003. The aircraft programme was originally known as the 777-200X and was launched in February 2000. The 777-200LR (long-range) Worldliner is an ultra-long-range version, designed to be the longest-range aircraft in the world. Boeing received 48 orders for 777 aircraft in April 2011. By March 2011, 431 aircraft were ordered and 415 delivered. The aircraft first flew in October 1996 and first entered service in February 1997 with British Airways. The aircraft has a higher fuel capacity and strengthened wing, fuselage, engine pylons, landing gear and empennage (tail unit). The 777-200ER (extended range) flies the same number of passengers as the 777-200 but to a range of 14,260km. 88 aircraft were delivered and production is complete. It has a range of up to 10,900km and seats a maximum of 440 passengers, or between 305 and 328 in a typical three-class configuration. The 777-200 was the first of the family of aircraft in production and entered service in May 1995. The Boeing 777 aircraft is currently being built at a production rate of seven a month and will reach 8.3 aircraft a month by 2013. The aircraft is built at the Boeing plant in Everett, Washington.īy 2012, Boeing received more than 1,300 orders and built over 1,000 Boeing 777 aircraft for more than 60 customers since the aircraft entered service in May 1995. The aircraft fills the size gap between the Boeing 767 and Boeing 747. The Boeing Commercial Airplanes Group introduced the Boeing 777 family of aircraft in 1989. The 777 has two pod-mounted turbofan engines below the leading edges of the wings, rated at 327 to 436kN thrust. The Boeing 777-200 main landing gear features six-wheeled bogies. The Boeing 777 was the first aircraft with an ARINC 629 digital data bus linked to the main and standby navigation systems. The Boeing 777-300 is a stretched version, seating 328 to 394 passengers in a three-class arrangement. The Boeing 777-200 seats between 305 and 328 passengers in a typical three-class configuration. More than 700 of the Boeing 777 family have been delivered since the aircraft entered service in May 1995.
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