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Pages in category "Accidents and incidents involving the Boeing 777" The following 13 pages are in this category, out of 13 total.
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 captain was a 34-year-old UAE national who had been with Emirates since March 2001 and had logged 7,457 flight hours, including 5,123 hours on the Boeing 777. [11] The first officer was a 37-year-old Australian national, who had been with Emirates since October 2014 and had 7,957 flight hours, with 1,292 of them on the Boeing 777. [14] [11]: 22
ETOPS-180 was only possible after one year of trouble-free 120-minute ETOPS experience. In 1990 Boeing convinced the FAA that it could deliver an airliner with ETOPS-180 on its entry into service. This process was called Early ETOPS. The Boeing 777 was the first aircraft to be introduced with an ETOPS rating of 180 minutes.
As of October 3, 2023, the route is being operated as 3 flights with numbers 704, 706 and 8702. For flight 704, the airline is using a Boeing 777-300, a Boeing 777-300ER, a Boeing 747-8I, a Boeing 737-900ER or an Airbus A330-300. For flight 706, the airline is using a Boeing 787-9 or an Airbus A330-300.
Last year had the lowest aviation fatality risk and “all accident” rate on record, says a new report, making 2023 the safest year on record by some measures. Airplane safety has hit a new record.
On April 5, Japan Airlines said that it had, "decided to accelerate the retirement of all P&W equipped Boeing 777 by March 2021, which (was) originally planned by March 2022." [58] On April 21, United Airlines announced that their Boeing 777-200s with PW4000 engines would be returned to service in the near future. [59]
Air France Flight 111, a Boeing 777-300ER (registration F-GSQF) from Shanghai to Paris lost an actuator door after take off, the actuator door dropped down and struck a factory located at No. 28 Yimin Road, Songjiang District, Shanghai, later this was handed over to the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) Eastern China Regional ...