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On 29 January 2016, ANA signed a purchase agreement with Airbus, covering firm orders for three Airbus A380s, for delivery from fiscal 2018 to operate on the Tokyo (Narita) to Honolulu route. On 11 July 2022, ANA converted two of its 777-9 orders into the freighter variant 777-8F. [77]
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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]
Boeing 777-200LR (N6066Z) flew a demonstration flight from Hong Kong to London non-stop in 2005 in an unusual east-bound route, setting a new world record at the time for a commercial airliner at 21,602 kilometers covered in 22 hours 42 minutes.
On 25 June 2023, All Nippon Airways introduced a Boeing 777-300ER (JA784A) with a painted Pokémon livery called "Eevee Jet NH." It will operate on USA and London long haul flight routes from its base at Tokyo Haneda Airport. [21]
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 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]
Aircraft like the Boeing 747-400, 747-8, 777-200ER, 777-200LR, 777-300ER, 777X, 787-8, 787-9, and 787-10, as well as certain variants of the Airbus A330, A340, A350, and A380, with ranges of around 13,000 kilometres (8,100 mi; 7,000 nmi) or more, are required in order to travel the long distances nonstop between suitable airports.