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A 777-300ER, the best-selling variant, of the launch operator Air France. The 777-300ER ("ER" for Extended Range) is the B-market version of the -300. Its higher MTOW and increased fuel capacity permits a maximum range of 7,370 nautical miles (13,650 km; 8,480 mi) with 392 passengers in a two-class seating arrangement. [187]
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]
The airline ordered three variants of the latter: the -300ER, the -200LR, and the 777F. The newest addition to the fleet is the Boeing 737 MAX 8 , which Qatar Airways began operations with in 2023. The airline has orders for the Boeing 737 MAX 10 , the Airbus A321neo , and the Boeing 777X .
Cathay Pacific was at one time the largest operator of the Lockheed L-1011 outside of the United States, with a fleet of 19 (Delta Air Lines in the U.S. was the largest, with 71), before being replaced by the Airbus A330-342s in 1996. A former Cathay Pacific Lockheed L-1011-100 TriStar A former Cathay Pacific Cargo Boeing 747-200SF
The number of 777 customers had grown to 25 airlines by June 1997, with 323 aircraft on order. [2] On August 26, 2004, Singapore Airlines followed up with a US$4 billion order for the 777-300ER, including 18 firm orders and 13 options. [3] The combined orders would make the carrier's 777 fleet number 77 when deliveries were complete. [3]
China Eastern Airlines ordered 20 Boeing 777-300ERs and received its first 777-300ER aircraft on September 26, 2014. [ 64 ] In 2015, the airline acquired a further batch of 15 Airbus A330 aircraft for delivery in 2017 and 2018.
Singapore Airlines also introduced its new Premium Economy product on 9 August 2015 on the Boeing 777-300ER with the refits completed by the end of March 2019. [56] On 11 March 2022, it was announced that Singapore Airlines would operate 5 Boeing 777 freighters on behalf of DHL Aviation.
A Boeing 767-300ER ordered by GECAS with customer code 6N would be designated as Boeing 767-36N(ER). A Boeing 777-200LR, 777-300, 777-300ER & 777F ordered by Emirates with customer code 1H would be designated as Boeing 777-21H(LR), Boeing 777-31H, Boeing 777-31H(ER) and 777-F1H (not 777-21H(F)) respectively.