Boeing 777

Emirates completed a demonstration flight from Dubai on Jan. 30 with 100% SAF powering one of the Boeing 777-300ER’s two General Electric GE90 engines.

India’s LCC IndiGo launched widebody operations Feb. 1 with their first wet-leased Boeing 777-300ER from Turkish Airlines.

The air cargo carrier expects deliveries to commence in 2024 and all four aircraft to have arrived in its fleet by the end of 2025.

The program’s termination comes after years of dwindling sales, the development of the twin-engined 777X, and the pandemic, which took a toll on widebodies.

Kuwait Airways' management has accepted the aircraft's limitations and is looking ahead.

The airline expects to restart daily fights to three cities from July.

The use of predictive analytics and data are becoming increasingly important for widebody operators looking to preempt future maintenance events.

Prague will return to the carrier’s schedule after a three-year suspension.

NASA begins modification of a used 777 as and eventual replacement for its DC-8-72 Earth-science research platform.

Jim Gibbs, president of the Kansas Modification Center, talks about challenges and certification plans for the company’s Boeing 777 cargo conversion project.

The airline is making changes to its Middle East and US domestic schedules.

Aeroflot has bought back 10 Boeing 777-300ER widebody aircraft as part of an effort to clear up its fleet from the international restrictions.

Nonstop flights between the cities will return after an absence of three years.

Boeing has temporarily suspended 777-9 test flights pending joint investigations with GE Aerospace into an unspecified issue on the aircraft’s GE9X engine.

The Gulf carrier will operate 119 weekly flights to the UK by Dec. 1.

The carrier is working with the South African Tourism Board to promote travel to the country.

The addition of five Boeing 777-200LRs will help to facilitate growth in the US market.

With passenger service to Chengdu still suspended, Guangzhou will become the Abu Dhabi-based carrier’s third destination in China once flights begin in October.

The changes will come into effect during the summer 2023 season.

The airline plans to further expand its footprint in the Paris-New York market.

A harsh confrontation between the airline and the airport has apparently eased.

The FAA issued final paperwork clearing the return to service of 52 Pratt & Whitney-powered Boeing 777-200s operated by United Airlines, ending a grounding that has constrained the carrier’s widebody capacity over the last fifteen months.

The airline has similar agreements in place with tourist authorities in South Africa and Spain.

Lufthansa has decided to order an additional 10 Boeing widebody freighters for its subsidiary Lufthansa Cargo and is also adding to its 787-9 orderbook as the airline juggles the impact of the further delay in the 777-9 program.

The airline is increasing frequencies to Sydney as well as bringing back flights to Brisbane and Auckland.