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    How Boeing 777 Transformed Air Travel
    How Boeing 777 Transformed Air Travel
    The Boeing 777 is the world's largest twinjet airliner, with a capacity of up to 396 passengers and a range of over 15,000 kilometers.
    Development

    In the early 1970s, the Boeing 747, McDonnell Douglas DC-10, and the Lockheed L-1011 TriStar became the first generation of wide-body passenger airliners to enter service. In 1978, Boeing unveiled three new … See more

    Design

    Boeing introduced a number of advanced technologies with the 777 design, including fully digital fly-by-wire controls, fully software-configurable avionics, Honeywell LCD glass cockpit flight displays, and the first use of a … See more

    Variants

    Boeing uses two characteristics – fuselage length and range – to define its 777 models. Passengers and cargo capacity varies by fuselage length: the 777-300 has a stretched fuselage compared to the base 777-200. T… See more

    Operators

    Boeing customers that have received the most 777s are Emirates, Singapore Airlines, United Airlines, ILFC, and American Airlines. Emirates is the largest airline operator as of 2018 , and is the only customer t… See more