POLE-VAULTING TWIN
American Airlines earlier this month conducted a route-proving flight between Chicago and Hong Kong, using a twin-engine Boeing 777-200. The 15-hr. 13-min. flight passed within 37 mi. of the North Pole, then followed newly authorized airways over Siberia to Mongolia before joining a Chinese airway...
Subscription Required
This content requires a subscription to one of the Aviation Week Intelligence Network (AWIN) bundles.
Schedule a demo today to find out how you can access this content and similar content related to your area of the global aviation industry.
Already an AWIN subscriber? Login
Did you know? Aviation Week has won top honors multiple times in the Jesse H. Neal National Business Journalism Awards, the business-to-business media equivalent of the Pulitzer Prizes.
Related Content
