Boeing 777

By Jens Flottau, Guy Norris, Christine Boynton, Graham Warwick
Flight tests are to validate performance characteristics of the open fan engine and long, thin wing.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Chen Chuanren
Mammoth Freighters partners with STAECO to open its first Asia-Pacific 777 freighter conversion line in Qingdao, China, with operations starting this fall.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Karen Walker
Boeing drives improvements in supply chain engagement and company culture.
Airlines & Lessors

By Lindsay Bjerregaard
Some of Spirit Airlines’ fleet of young A320neo aircraft are being snapped up by aftermarket suppliers for teardown, with engines diverted to the spares market.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Guy Norris
It is hard to overstate the importance of ETOPS (extended range twin engine operations); this game-changing regulation accounts for thousands of long-haul flights around the world every day.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Sean Broderick
FAA extends 777 nacelle upgrade deadline to 2033 while giving Boeing until 2029 to finalize Pratt-powered fleet modifications.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Guy Norris, Joe Anselmo
Amid a wave of final certification work on two programs, the timing of ETOPS testing is still unknown but will not affect 777-9 deliveries.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Lindsay Bjerregaard
As Ascent Aviation Services preps for its first IAI 777-300ER P2F conversion, nearly 100 Spirit Airlines aircraft are keeping its new widebody hangars busy.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Chen Chuanren
SIA Engineering Company has opened its Base Maintenance Malaysia (BMM) facility at Subang Airport.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Chen Chuanren
Maintenance records across SIA’s 777-300ER fleet identified 12 cases of weather under-detection and 20 cases in which weather was not detected at all.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Sean Broderick
Boeing booked 109 unidentified orders in April, including commitments for 57 widebodies, the company said May 12.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Daniel Williams
Flight Friday highlights the Middle East conflict's potential impact on the engine aftermarket as the number of cycles completed by aircraft has dropped.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Guy Norris
NASA has taken delivery of its newly modified Boeing 777-200ER airborne science laboratory from conversion specialist L3Harris Technologies.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Guy Norris
The first 777-8F emerged briefly for the first time from Boeing’s Everett production facility as it was transferred between buildings to begin final completion.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Guy Norris
Orders are stacking up for both the Airbus A350F and Boeing 777-8F as the two new-generation large twinjet freighters approach production and test milestones.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Guy Norris
Passenger-to-freight conversion specialist Mammoth Freighters has received supplemental type certificate approval from the FAA for its Boeing 777-200LRMF cargo modification.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Sean Broderick
Pratt’s redesign addresses risks revealed in three in-service events in 2018-2020 in which a fan blade fractured due to fatigue cracking.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Daniel Williams
With the Iran conflict ongoing, this week’s Flight Friday investigates how airport and airspace closures are impacting Middle Eastern operators’ aircraft.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Adrian Schofield
Cathay Pacific plans to make significant progress in its aircraft retrofit programs this year and expects to take delivery of eight more Airbus narrowbodies.
Interiors & Connectivity

By Keith Mwanalushi
Ascent Aviation’s approach to ensuring long-term integrity of Boeing 777s as the fleet type matures.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Daniel Williams
As North American airlines replace legacy A330, 767, and 777 fleets, Flight Friday looks at total flight cycles for the region's largest widebody operators.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Thierry Dubois
Cursory cross-checks by the crew caused the tailstrike of a departing Boeing 777-300ER operated by LATAM at Milan Malpensa airport on July 9, 2024.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Thierry Dubois
LATAM Airlines Group has ordered AeroShark riblet films from Lufthansa Technik (LHT) for an additional five Boeing 777s.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Alan Dron
Airliners are flying longer nonstop. Qantas is on track to fly the longest.
Airports & Networks

By Chen Chuanren
U.S. airframer Boeing has no commercial aircraft represented in either the static or flying displays, despite the expectation of a larger presence.
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