List of Boeing 777 operators

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A mostly white Boeing 777, with some red, green and black markings, of Emirates, in flight, facing left.
An Emirates 777-300ER. Emirates is the largest operator of the Boeing 777 with 148 aircraft, having operated each 777 family variant.[1][2][3][4]

The Boeing 777 is a long-range wide-body twin-engine jet airliner designed and manufactured by Boeing Commercial Airplanes, the commercial business unit of Boeing. Commonly referred to as the "Triple Seven",[5] it is the largest twinjet.[6] The 777 can accommodate between 301 and 450 (Air Canada High Density) passengers in a three-class layout,[7] and has a range of 5,235 to 9,380 nautical miles (9,695 to 17,372 km), depending on the model. Developed in consultation with eight major airlines,[8] the 777 was designed to replace older wide-body airliners and bridge the capacity difference between the 767 and 747.

The 777 is produced in two fuselage lengths. The original 777-200 model first entered service in 1995, followed by the extended-range 777-200ER in 1997. [9] 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.[9]

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.[4] Emirates operates the largest 777 fleet with 148 aircraft.[4] FedEx Express operates the largest fleet of the 777F cargo aircraft. As of June 2019, 2,033 Boeing 777s, of all variants, have been ordered and 1,598 have been delivered.[10]

Model summary[edit]

United Airlines placed the launch order for the 777 program on October 14, 1990 when it purchased 34 Pratt & Whitney PW4084-powered 777-200s valued at US$11 billion with options on an additional 34.[11][12] The 777-200 entered into service with United Airlines on June 7, 1995 with its first flight from London Heathrow Airport to Dulles International Airport.[13] From day one, the 777 was awarded 180-minute ETOPS clearance by the Federal Aviation Administration, making it the first airliner to carry an ETOPS-180 clearance into service.[14] This would later be increased to 207 minutes by October 1996.note 1 British Airways placed the first model with General Electric GE90-77B engines into service on November 17, 1995.[15] The first Rolls-Royce Trent 877-powered aircraft was delivered to Thai Airways International on March 31, 1996, completing the introduction of the three power-plants initially developed for the airliner.[16]

Subsequent versions of the 777, including the 777-200ER, 777-200LR, 777-300, 777-300ER, 777F and the upcoming 777-8X and -9X, have been launched by Air France, British Airways, Cathay Pacific, and Pakistan International Airlines (PIA). The following table lists milestone dates for each model of the aircraft.[17]

In July 2009, Emirates surpassed Singapore Airlines as the biggest 777 operator, when the 78th aircraft was delivered.[18] Since 2010, Emirates is the largest Boeing 777 operator, with 152 aircraft;[19] the carrier began phasing out older −200s, −200ERs and −300s in February 2011,[20] but as of May 2011 has 47 additional −300ER orders scheduled for delivery.[4] Other primary operators are United Airlines (96), Qatar Airways (81), Air France (70), American Airlines (67), and Cathay Pacific (65). As of November 2011, 62 airline customers operated variants of the Boeing 777.

Model Launch order Launch customer Go-ahead Rollout Maiden flight Certification First Delivery Service entry
777-200 Oct 15, 1990 United States United Airlines Oct 29, 1990 Apr 9, 1994 Jun 12, 1994 Apr 19, 1995 May 15, 1995 Jun 7, 1995
777-200ER Jun 14, 1991 United Kingdom British Airways Oct 29, 1990 Sep 3, 1996 Oct 7, 1996 Jan 17, 1997 Feb 6, 1997 Feb 9, 1997
777-200LR Feb 27, 2000 Pakistan Pakistan International Airlines Feb 29, 2000 Feb 15, 2005 Mar 8, 2005 Feb 2, 2006 Feb 27, 2006 Mar 3, 2006
777-300 Jun 14, 1995 Hong Kong Cathay Pacific Jun 26, 1995 Sep 8, 1997 Oct 16, 1997 May 4, 1998 May 21, 1998 May 27, 1998
777-300ER Mar 31, 2000 France Air France Feb 29, 2000 Nov 14, 2002 Feb 24, 2003 Mar 16, 2004 Apr 29, 2004 May 10, 2004
777F May 24, 2005 France Air France May 24, 2005 May 21, 2008 Jul 14, 2008 Feb 6, 2009 Feb 19, 2009 Feb 22, 2009

Current, former and future operators[edit]

The following table lists of active operators of the aircraft as of November 2023.[21][needs update]

Legend Notes
* Current
* Former
Orders
Airline Country / Region 200 200ER 200LR 300 300ER Freighter Notes
Aeroflot  Russia 2 22 No longer supported by Boeing as an effect of the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
AeroLogic  Germany 20
Aeroméxico  Mexico 4
Air Algérie  Algeria 2
Air Austral  Reunion 3 1 3
Air Canada  Canada 6 19
Air China  China 10 28
Air Europe  Italy 2 Transferred to Air Austral
Air France  France 18 43 2 Launch customer of 777-300ER and 777F. 777-200ER to be retired.
Air India  India 1 3 8 16
Air Madagascar  Madagascar 1 Leased from EuroAtlantic Airways
Air New Zealand  New Zealand 8 8 To be retired
Air Peace  Nigeria 1 2
Air Zimbabwe  Zimbabwe 2
AirBridgeCargo  Russia 1 No longer supported by Boeing as an effect of the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
Alexandria Airlines  Egypt 1
AlisCargo  Italy 4
Alitalia  Italy 11 1 Ceased operations in 2021
All Nippon Airways  Japan 2 8 4 13 2 777-200 & 777-300 to be retired
American Airlines  United States 47 20
Asiana Airlines  South Korea 9
ASL Airlines Belgium  Belgium 5 Transferred to FedEx Express
Atlas Air  United States 1
Austrian Airlines  Austria 6 To be replaced with Boeing 787-9 by 2028.[22]
Azerbaijan Airlines  Azerbaijan 1
Azur Air  Russia 7 No longer supported by Boeing as an effect of the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
Azur Air Ukraine  Ukraine 1 Operated by Azur Air
Biman Bangladesh Airlines  Bangladesh 2 3 4
British Airways  United Kingdom 5 43 16 Launch customer of 777-200ER
Cargolux  Luxembourg 10[23]
Cathay Pacific  Hong Kong 5 17 41 Launch customer of 777-300
CEIBA Intercontinental  Equatorial Guinea 2
Central Airlines  China 1 Operated for YunExpress
China Airlines  Taiwan 10 4
China Cargo Airlines  China 8
China Eastern Airlines  China 20
China Southern Airlines  China 4 6 15 14
CMA CGM Air Cargo  France 2
Continental Airlines  United States 22 Merged with United Airlines in 2012
Delta Air Lines  United States 8 10
DHL Air UK  United Kingdom 2
Eastern Airlines  United States 3 2 33
EgyptAir  Egypt 2 6
El Al  Israel 6
Emirates  United Arab Emirates 3 6 10 12 124 Largest 777 operator
Emirates SkyCargo  United Arab Emirates 11
Ethiopian Airlines  Ethiopia 6 4 9
Etihad Airways  United Arab Emirates 5 8 5
EuroAtlantic Airways  Portugal 3
EVA Air  Taiwan 34 6
FedEx Express  United States 51
FlyGlobal  Malaysia 2 2 Ceased operations in 2018
Garuda Indonesia  Indonesia 2 8 777-200 leased from China Southern Airlines
Some to be retired due to fleet reduce and COVID-19 pandemic
Gulf Air  Bahrain 4 Leased from Jet Airways
IrAero  Russia 3
Iraqi Airways  Iraq 1
Japan Air System  Japan 7 Rebranded to Japan Airlines Domestic in 2004
Japan Airlines  Japan 15 11 7 13 To be retired by 2023[24]
Japan Airlines Domestic  Japan 7 Merged with Japan Airlines in 2006
Jet Airways  India 6 Temporarily ceased operations in 2019
Jin Air[25]  South Korea 4
Kalitta Air  United States 2 5 777F operated by DHL
Kenya Airways  Kenya 4 3
Khalifa Airways  Algeria 2 Transferred to Air Algérie
KLM  Netherlands 15 16 777-200ER to be retired
Korean Air  South Korea 8 4 26 12
Kuwait Airways  Kuwait 2 10
Lauda Air  Austria 2 Transferred to Austrian Airlines
LAN Cargo  Chile 3 Rebranded to LATAM Cargo Chile in 2016
LANCO  Colombia 1 Rebranded to LATAM Cargo Colombia in 2016
LATAM Brasil  Brazil 10
LATAM Cargo Chile  Chile 2 Transferred to AeroLogic
LATAM Cargo Colombia  Colombia 1
Lufthansa Cargo  Germany 11
Malaysia Airlines  Malaysia 17
Mavi Gök Aviation  Turkey 1
Med-View Airlines  Nigeria 1
Mid East Jet  Saudi Arabia 1
MSC Air Cargo  United States 2 Operated by Atlas Air[26]
NokScoot  Thailand 7 Ceased operations in 2020
Nordwind Airlines  Russia 6 6 No longer supported by Boeing as an effect of the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
Omni Air International  United States 3
Orenair  Russia 3 Ceased operations in 2016
Pakistan International Airlines  Pakistan 6 2 4 Launch customer of 777-200LR
Pegas Fly  Russia 2 No longer supported by Boeing as an effect of the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
Philippine Airlines  Philippines 9
Polar Air Cargo  United States 8
Privilege Style  Spain 2
Qatar Airways  Qatar 9 57 26
Red Wings Airlines  Russia 3 No longer supported by Boeing as an effect of the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
Rossiya Airlines  Russia 2 5 5 No longer supported by Boeing as an effect of the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
Royal Brunei Airlines  Brunei 6 Leased from Singapore Airlines
Royal Flight  Russia 3 Ceased operations in 2022
Saudia  Saudi Arabia 23 35 4
Scoot  Singapore 6
Silk Way West Airlines  Azerbaijan 2
Singapore Airlines  Singapore 46 12 23
Southern Air  United States 10 Merged with Atlas Air in 2021
Southwind Airlines  Turkey 4
Surinam Airways  Suriname 1
Swiss International Air Lines  Switzerland 12
TAAG Angola Airlines  Angola 3 5
TAM Linhas Aéreas  Brazil 10 Rebranded to LATAM Brasil in 2016
Thai Airways  Thailand 8 5 6 17 2 777F operated by Southern Air
TNT Airways  Belgium 5 Rebranded to ASL Airlines Belgium in 2016
Transaero  Russia 2 7 5 Ceased operations in 2015
777-300 transferred to Rossiya Airlines
Turkish Airlines  Turkey 33 8
Turkmenistan Airlines  Turkmenistan 4 2
Ukraine International Airlines  Ukraine 3 2
United Airlines  United States 19 55 22 Launch customer of 777-200.
V Australia  Australia 5 Merged into Virgin Australia in 2011
Varig  Brazil 4 4 Ceased operations in 2007
Vietnam Airlines  Vietnam 10
Virgin Australia  Australia 5 Retired in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic
VIM Airlines  Russia 12 1 1 Ceased operations in 2017
Zimbabwe Airways  Zimbabwe 1 Ceased operations in 2018
Transferred to Air Zimbabwe

Government operators[edit]

Operators[4] 777-200 777-200ER 777-200LR 777-300 777-300ER 777F Total
Equatorial Guinea Equatorial Guinea Govt 1 1[27]
India Indian Air Force - 2 2
Indonesia Indonesian Government (Leased from Garuda Indonesia) - - - - 1 - 1
Japan Japan Air Self-Defense Force 2 2
United Arab Emirates Presidential Flight UAE 1 1 2
Saudi Arabia Saudi Royal Flight - - - - 2 - 2

See also[edit]

References[edit]

Footnotes
  1. ^ 180-minute ETOPS approval was granted to the General Electric GE90-powered 777 on October 3, 1996, and to the Rolls-Royce Trent 800-powered 777 on October 10, 1996.
Citations
  1. ^ "Boeing, Emirates Announce Order for 30 Boeing 777-300ERs". Boeing. July 19, 2010. Retrieved July 6, 2011.
  2. ^ "Emirates Places Order for 42 Boeing 777s" (Press release). Boeing. November 29, 2010. Retrieved January 13, 2011.
  3. ^ Boeing, Emirates Announce Historic Order for 50 777-300ERs Archived 2011-11-17 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ a b c d e "777 Model Summary". Boeing. January 2019. Retrieved February 23, 2019.
  5. ^ Robertson, David (March 13, 2009). "Workhorse jet has been huge success with airlines that want to cut costs". The Times. UK. Retrieved March 20, 2009.
  6. ^ Grantham, Russell (February 29, 2008). "Delta's new Boeing 777 can fly farther, carry more". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Archived from the original on May 25, 2012. Retrieved June 30, 2009.
  7. ^ "777 Interior Arrangements". Boeing. Retrieved January 12, 2011.
  8. ^ Birtles 1998, pp. 13–16
  9. ^ a b "The Boeing 777 Program Background". Boeing. Archived from the original on June 8, 2009. Retrieved January 12, 2011.
  10. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-08-23. Retrieved 2009-04-08.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  11. ^ Norris & Wagner 1999, p. 132
  12. ^ "Business Notes: Aircraft". Time. October 29, 1990. Archived from the original on November 18, 2007. Retrieved July 19, 2008.
  13. ^ Birtles 1998, p. 80
  14. ^ Norris & Wagner 1999, p. 139
  15. ^ Norris & Wagner 1999, p. 143
  16. ^ Eden 2008, p. 115
  17. ^ "Boeing 777 Program Background". Boeing. Archived from the original on June 8, 2009. Retrieved September 23, 2011.
  18. ^ "Emirates becomes largest Boeing 777 operator". Business Standard. July 31, 2009. Retrieved January 13, 2011.
  19. ^ "World Airliner Census". Flight International, August 24–30, 2010.
  20. ^ Kingsley-Jones, Max (June 22, 2010). "Emirates talks to Boeing about 777 successor and hints at more big orders". Flight International. Retrieved January 7, 2011.
  21. ^ "Boeing 777 Operators List". www.planespotters.net. Retrieved 2019-05-06.
  22. ^ aerotelegraph.com - "Austrian Airlines to receive 10 Boeing 787-9" (German) 19 April 2023
  23. ^ "Media releases". Cargolux. Retrieved 2022-10-12.
  24. ^ "Japan Airlines Retires All Domestic Boeing 777s". 5 April 2021.
  25. ^ Jin Air to fly long haul
  26. ^ Kulisch, Eric (20 July 2023). "Ocean carrier MSC adds 2nd cargo jet". FreightWaves.com. Retrieved 9 November 2023.
  27. ^ Equatorial Guinea govt 777LR BBJ
Bibliography
  • Birtles, Philip (1998). Boeing 777, Jetliner for a New Century. St. Paul, Minnesota: Motorbooks International. ISBN 0-7603-0581-1.
  • Eden, Paul, ed. (2008). Civil Aircraft Today: The World's Most Successful Commercial Aircraft. London: Amber Books Ltd. ISBN 978-1-84509-324-2.
  • Norris, Guy; Mark Wagner (1999). Modern Boeing Jetliners. Minneapolis, Minnesota: Zenith Imprint. ISBN 0-7603-0717-2.

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