The Boeing 777 is an American long-range, wide-body twin-engine airliner built by Boeing Commercial Airplanes. The world's largest twinjet and commonly referred to as the Triple Seven, it can carry between 301 and 368 passengers in a three-class configuration and has a range from 5,235 to 9,450 nautical miles (9,695 to 17,500 km). Distinguishing features of the 777 include the six wheels on each main landing gear, its circular fuselage cross section, the largest diameter turbofan engines of any aircraft, the pronounced "neck" aft of the cockpit, and the blade-like tail cone.
Singapore Airlines is the largest operator of the Boeing 777 family with 69 in service (46 are the 777-200ER variant, 12 are 777-300s, and 11 are 777-300ERs with 8 on firm order and 13 more on option). As of November 2007, 53 customers have placed orders totaling over 1,000 777s.
Direct market competitors to the 777 are the Airbus A330-300, A340, and some models of the currently under development A350 XWB. The 777 may eventually be replaced by a new product family, the Y3, which would draw upon technologies from the 787. The Y3 may also replace the 747 series.
Plane info
Cruise speed: 945 km/h
Total range: 17 500 km
Engines: 2 x GE90-77B
Aircraft dimensions
Wingspan: 60.9 m
Length: 63.7 m
Height: 18.5 m
Cabin
Width: 5.86 m
Passengers: up to 400
