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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 General Electric GE90-115B of the earlier 777-200LR and -300ER variants has a 42:1 overall pressure ratio and 23:1 HP compressor ratio. Rolls-Royce Plc proposed its RB3025 concept with a 132 in (335 cm) fan diameter, a 12:1 bypass ratio, and a 62:1 overall pressure ratio, targeting a fuel burn of more than 10% lower than the GE90-115B and 15% lower than its Trent 800 powering the 777; the ...
Using two engines produces a typical operating cost advantage of around 8–9% for the -300ER over the A340-600. [20] The 777-300ER was also seen as a 747-400 replacement amid rising fuel prices given its 20% fuel burn advantage. [21] Until passed by its derivative, the GE9X, the GE90 series held the title of the largest engines in aviation ...
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]
Type MTOW [kg] MLW [tonnes] TOR [m] LR [m] ICAO category FAA category; Antonov An-225: 640,000: 591.7: 3,500: Super: Super Scaled Composites Model 351 Stratolaunch
The product was later extended to all Boeing 777-300ERs. [53] 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. [54] On 11 March 2022, it was announced that Singapore Airlines would operate 5 Boeing 777 freighters on behalf of DHL Aviation.
Rolls-Royce had unsuccessfully offered the Trent 8104 for the second-generation 777 (originally 777-X, eventually produced as the -300ER, -200LR, 777-200LRF or 777F). However Boeing selected GE Aviation as the exclusive engine supplier for the second-generation 777 with high-output derivatives of the General Electric GE90, and again for the ...
[5] [17] The first 777-300ER arrived at Chitose Air Base to commence testing and training on August 17, 2018, while the second arrived on December 11, 2018. [18] The Boeing 747-400 were taken out of service, stored at Sapporo for a period of time, then ferried to Marana for short-term storage under new registrations N7474C and N7477C.