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A Boeing 747SR ordered by All Nippon Airways with customer code 81 would be designated as Boeing 747SR-81, instead of 747-181(SR). A Boeing 757-200 ordered by Delta Air Lines with customer code 32 would be designated as Boeing 757-232. A Boeing 767-300ER ordered by GECAS with customer code 6N would be designated as Boeing 767-36N(ER).
The extended-range 777-300ER, with a MTOW of 700,000–775,000 lb (318–352 t), entered service in 2004, the longer-range 777-200LR in 2006, and the 777F freighter in 2009. These second-generation 777 variants have extended raked wingtips and are powered exclusively by 110,000–115,300 lbf (489–513 kN) GE90 engines.
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]
Later in November 2007, Qatar Airways ordered the Boeing 787-8 [43] as well as the Boeing 777. 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.
For Boeing's second-generation 777 long-range versions (777-200LR, 777-300ER, and 777F), greater thrust was needed to meet the aircraft requirements. General Electric and Pratt & Whitney insisted on a winner-take-all contract due to the $500 million investment in engine modifications needed to meet the requirements, with GE receiving sole ...
The airline took delivery of its first Boeing 777-200LR aircraft on 26 July 2007, which was named Andhra Pradesh, and the first Boeing 777-300ER on 9 October 2007, which was named as Bihar. [ citation needed ] The carrier sold three Airbus A300 and one Boeing 747 in March 2009 for US$18.75 million, due to debts. [ 7 ]
The Boeing 777-300ER have replaced the retired Boeing 757-200s. The Boeing 777-300ER are generally used on Turkmenistan Airlines Far East destinations, to London and Bangkok. As of December 2023, Turkmenistan Airlines was maintaining services to Russia, Germany, UAE, China PR, Turkey, Thailand and England.
Boeing 787-9: Began operations with leased aircraft from TAM Linhas Aéreas. Airbus A330-300: 6 2009 Airbus A340-300: 1 2004 2009 Boeing 787-10: Airbus A340-500: 4 2006 2017 Boeing 777-300ER Airbus A350-1000: Airbus A340-600: 7 2007 One -600 was written off prior to delivery. Boeing 747-400ERF: 1 2015 2017 None Leased from Atlas Air. Boeing 747 ...