American Makes First Commercial 777 Flight Over North Pole

An American 777 last week flew over the North Pole on a flight from Chicago to Hong Kong, the first time a commercial airline has flown a twin-engine aircraft over a polar route. The flying time was 15 hours, 13 minutes, about the same time as a four-engine aircraft. The return, via a North Pacific...

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