Boeing 777
Boeing 777
Boeing 777-200 of United Airlines, the launch
customer of the 777
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
Status
In production
Primary users Singapore Airlines
Emirates Airline
United Airlines
Air France
Produced
1993–present
Number built
777 as of April 2009[1]
Unit cost
777-200ER: US$205.5-231.0
million[2]
777-200LR: US$237.5-263.5
million[2]
777-300ER: US$257.0-286.5
million[2]
777F: US$252.5-260.5
million[2]
The Boeing 777 is a long-range, wide-body
twin-engine airliner manufactured by Boeing
Commercial Airplanes. The world’s largest
twinjet and commonly referred to as the
"Triple Seven",
the aircraft
can carry
between 283 and 368 passengers in a three-
class configuration and has a range from
5,235 to 9,380 nautical miles (9,695 to
17,372 km). Distinguishing features of the
777 include the largest diameter turbofan en-
gines of any aircraft, six wheels on each main
landing gear, its circular fuselage cross-sec-
tion, and the blade-like end to the tail
cone.[3]
Designed to bridge the capacity difference
between the 767 and 747, the Boeing 777 is
produced in two fuselage lengths. The origin-
al 777-200 model first entered service in
1995, and the stretched 777-300, which is
33.3 ft (10.1 m) longer, was introduced in
1998. The
longer-range 777-300ER and
777-200LR variants entered service in 2004
and 2006, respectively, while a freighter ver-
sion, the 777F, first flew in 2008. Both long-
range 777 models and the 777F are equipped
with General Electric GE90 engines, wingtip
extensions of 12.8 ft (3.9 m), and raked wing-
tips. The 777-200LR is the world’s longest-
range airliner and holds the record for
longest distance flown by an unrefueled com-
mercial airliner.[4]
The Boeing 777 entered commercial air-
line service with United Airlines in 1995. As
of 2008, Singapore Airlines operates the
largest 777 fleet of any airline.[5] The most
common 777 variant used