BOEING 777 Classic - Fleet Update
Last week's 'weekend reading' blog post included an article from FlightGlobal regarding the '777 classic' entering the twilight of it's career. The 777 classic includes the 777-200, 777-200ER and 777-300. This feature will provide a fleet update for this group of aircraft.
Boeing 777-222 MSN 26916 L/N 7 United Airlines N777UA Delivered 5/15/95
The 777-200 was the first model delivered, with United Airlines taking delivery of appropriately registered N777UA May 15th 1995. That aircraft remains in service today. A total of 88 777-200s were delivered, with the final delivery to Japan Airlines May 17th 2007.
Boeing 777-281 MSN 27653 L/N 635 Japan Airlines JA773J Delivered 5/17/07
Of these 88 deliveries, 64 (73%) remain in service (56 with their original delivery operators), 5 are stored, while 19 have been permanently retired. The retirements include 5 originally delivered to ANA, 1 to British Airways, 1 to Air China, 2 to China Southern, 3 to Japan Airlines, 2 to Thai International, 2 to United Airlines and 3 to Emirates. 3 retirements had GE engines, 11 P&W and 5 RR.
The 777-200ER followed, offering significantly increased range than the baseline -200. The first delivery was to British Airways June 2nd 1997, while the final delivery was to Asiana Airlines July 26th 2013. The -200ER was by far the most popular of the three classic models, with 422 delivered (Pratt & Whitney 93 22%, General Electric 161 38% and Rolls-Royce 168 40%).
Boeing 777-236ER MSN 27485 L/N 53 British Airways G-VIIC Delivered 2/6/97 (GE)
371 777-200ERs remain in service (88%), with 310 of those with their original delivery operators. 38 are stored, 8 permanently retired, and 5 written off. The majority of the stored aircraft - 24 - have Rolls-Royce engines, while General Electric and Pratt & Whitney powered aircraft both total 7.
Boeing 777-28EER MSN 40199 L/N 1117 Asiana Airlines HL8284 Delivered 7/26/13 (P&W)
The final model, the 777-300 was a higher capacity aircraft built for regional operations on dense city pairs within Asia. 60 were delivered, with 50 remaining in service (83%). 4 aircraft are stored, 5 permanently retired, and 1 written off. Apart from Emirates with 12 deliveries, the remainder were all delivered to Asian airlines: ANA 7, Cathay Pacific 12, Japan Airlines 7, Korean Air 4, Singapore Airlines 12 and Thai International 6. Not all -300s were directly retired, Russia's VIM Avia acquired 1 used aircraft (ex-Emirates), while Rossiya has 5 ex-Singapore and Transaero aircraft. In general though, there is not regarded to be much of a secondary market for the 777-300.
Boeing 777-367 MSN 27504 L/N 136 Cathay Pacific B-HNH Delivered 5/22/98 (RR) [Had to be shown landing at Kai Tak for nostalgic reasons!]
First delivery was to Cathay Pacific May 22nd 1998, while Cathay also received the final delivery July 27th 2006.
Cumulative 777 Classic Statistics
Delivered: 570
In Service: 485 (85%)
Stored: 47 (8%)
Retired / Written Off: 38 (7%)
13 airlines currently have 10 or more 777-200ERs in service, the most ubiquitous model of the 777 classic family.
United Airlines 54
Boeing 777-224ER MSN 29589 L/N 227 F/F 12/15/98 United Airlines N79011 Delivered (to Continental) 6/29/99
American Airlines 47
Boeing 777-223ER MSN 30259 L/N 332 F/F 3/16/01 American Airlines N750AN Delivered 3/27/01
British Airways 43
Boeing 777-236ER MSN 30302 L/N 242 F/F 8/31/99 British Airways G-YMMA Delivered 1/7/00
Air France 25
Boeing 777-228ER MSN 32310 L/N 401 F/F 4/24/02 Air France F-GSPZ Delivered 5/21/02
Saudi Arabian Airlines 23
Boeing 777-268ER MSN 28345 L/N 99 F/F 10/28/97 Saudi Arabian Airlines HZ-AKB Delivered 12/27/97
Singapore Airlines 21
Boeing 777-212ER MSN 32321 L/N 447 F/F 7/14/03 Singapore Airlines 9V-SRO Delivered 7/28/03
Korean Air 16
Boeing 777-2B5ER MSN 34213 L/N 730 F/F 6/20/08 Korean Air HL7766 Delivered 6/30/08
KLM 15
Boeing 777-206ER MSN 32721 L/N 630 F/F 4/18/07 KLM PH-BQP Delivered 4/27/07
ANA 12
Boeing 777-281ER MSN 40904 L/N 1112 F/F 6/13/13 ANA JA745A Delivered 6/20/13
Asiana Airlines 11
Boeing 777-28EER MSN 28681 L/N 322 F/F 1/29/01 Asiana Airlines HL7596 Delivered 2/14/01
Japan Airlines 11
Boeing 777-246ER MSN 32889 L/N 410 F/F 6/29/02 Japan Airlines JA701J
Alitalia 11
Boeing 777-243ER MSN 32858 L/N 425 F/F 12/4/02 Alitalia I-DISU Delivered 12/12/02
VIM Airlines 10
Boeing 777-2H6ER MSN 28413 L/N 128 F/F 2/26/98 VIM Airlines VP-BVA Delivered 4/27/16 (Original operator Malaysia Airlines 3/18/98)
