Friday Feature

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)

Friday Feature

Airbus A340-200

MSN 004 (1) F/F 4/1/92 Airbus test aircraft #1 F-WWBA

The A340-200 was the first quad jet produced by Airbus, and entered service on January 29th 1993. It's larger sister, the A340-300 followed shortly thereafter on February 26th 1993. Of the two models, the -300 was more popular, with 216 delivered, versus only 28 -200 deliveries. Both aircraft shared a production line with the twin engined A330 (first delivery December 30th 1993), with the latter far more successful. 375 A340s (of all variants) were delivered, while some 1,350 A330s have been delivered to date, with production continuing.

A340 production ended at the end of 2010, although two "white tails" built for failed Kingfisher Airlines in 2008, were eventually delivered at the end of 2012. This feature though will focus on the 28 A340-200s built between 1992 and 1998. As noted above the aircraft shared the production line with other A340s and A330s. Serial numbers listed are in build order (not necessarily delivery date order). Every A340-200 operator and aircraft is listed and pictured. It's unlikely we'll see many, if any additions to this niche fleet, apart from continued retirements and a few movements between VIP / Government operators.

MSN 004 (1) F/F 4/1/92 History: 1 operator (following prototype flight testing. Current Status: In Service

Airbus F-WWBA 4/92 - 2/97

Government of Saudi Arabia HZ-124 2/97 - Current

MSN 006 (2) F/F 7/20/92 History: 2 operators Current Status: Stored Lourdes

Lufthansa D-AIBF 11/93 - 10/03

South African Airways 6/04 - 6/14

MSN 008 (3) F/F 1/29/93 History: 2 operators. Status: permanently retired Johannesburg

Lufthansa D-AIBA 1/93 - 1/03

South African Airways ZS-SLA 4/03 - 6/11

MSN 009 (4) F/F 1/13/93 History: 3 operators. Status: In Service

Sultan of Brunei V8-BKH 3/93 - 4/96

Sultan of Brunei V8-JP1 4/96 - 9/97

Sultan of Brunei V8-AM1 9/97 - 8/00

Government of Jordan JY-ABH 8/00 - 8/08

Ajwa Aviation HZ-AJ1 10/09 - 7/14 (Stored / In refurbishment)

Alpha Star HZ-A1 7/14 - 1/16

Sky Prime Air HZ-SKY1 1/16 - Current

MSN 010 (5) F/F 3/18/93 History: 1 operator. Status: Destroyed by fire 1/20/94

Air France F-GNIA 5/93 - 1/94

MSN 011 (6) F/F 2/3/93 History: 2 operators. Status: Stored Lourdes

Lufthansa D-AIBC 4/93 - 5/03

South African Airways ZS-SLB 6/03 - 7/11

MSN 014 (7) F/F 4/1/93 History: 3 operators Status: permanently retired Lourdes

Air France F-GNIB 6/93 - 6/96

Sabena OO-SCW 6/96 - 11/01

Royal Jordanian Airlines JY-AIC 7/03 - 2/15

MSN 018 (8) F/F 7/10/93 History: 2 operators. Status: Stored Lourdes

Lufthansa D-AIBD 7/93 - 7/03

South African Airways ZS-SLC 8/03 - 5/12

MSN 019 (9) F/F 7/2/93 History: 2 operators. Status: permanently retired Lourdes

Lufthansa D-AIBE 8/93 - 8/03

South African Airways ZS-SLD 9/03 - 11/11

MSN 021 (10) F/F 8/6/93 History: 2 operators. Status: permanently retired Lourdes

Lufthansa D-AIBH 10/93 - 10/03

South African Airways ZS-SLE 11/03 - 4/11

MSN 022 (11) F/F 5/24/93 History: 3 operators. Status: permanently retired Lourdes

Air France F-GNIC 6/93 - 4/96

Sabena OO-SCX 4/96 - 11/01

Royal Jordanian Airlines JY-AID 7/03 - 10/14

MSN 026 (12) F/F 4/23/93 History: 1 operator. Status: In Service

Qatar Amiri Flight A7-HHK 5/93 - Current

MSN 031 (13) F/F 7/23/93 History: 5 operators. Status: Stored Caracas

Air France F-GLZD 10/93 - 10/98

Air Tahiti Nui F-OITN 11/98 - 2/03

Air Bourbon F-OITN 5/03 - 11/04

Air Europa EC-JGU 4/05 - 6/06

Conviasa YV1004 3/07 - Current (Stored)

MSN 038 (14) F/F 12/1/93 History: 4 operators. Status: permanently retired Lourdes

Air France F-GLZE 2/94 - 3/99

AOM French Airlines F-GLZE 3/99 -10/01

Air Lib F-GLZE 10/01 - 3/02
Remained in AOM colors

Royal Jordanian Airlines JY-AIA 7/02 - 11/14

MSN 043 (15) F/F 2/2/94 History: 4 operators. Status: permanently retired Lourdes

Air France F-GLZF 3/94 - 1/99

AOM French Airlines F-GLZF 2/99 - 10/01

Air Lib F-GLZF 10/01 - 3/02

Royal Jordanian Airlines JY-AIB 8/02 - 11/14

MSN 046 (16) F/F 3/31/94 History: 1 operator. Status: In Service

Government of Brunei V8-BKH 4/96 - 8/14 (also registered V8-PJB 3/94 - 4/96)

Government of Brunei V8-001 8/14 - Current

MSN 061 (17) F/F 4/21/94 History: 1 operator. Status: In Service

Government of Egypt SU-GGG 2/95 - Current

MSN 063 (18) F/F 9/14/94 History: 3 operators. Status: stored Victorville, CA

Cathay Pacific VR-HMR 10/94 - 9/96

Philippine Airlines F-OHPF 11/96 - 10/98

Aerolineas Argentinas LV-ZPO 6/99 - 9/14

MSN 074 (19) F/F 10/27/94 History: 3 operators. Status: storeed Victorville, CA

Cathay Pacific VR-HMS 11/94 - 11/96

Philippine Airlines F-OHPF 1/97 - 10/98

Aerolineas Argentinas LV-ZPJ 6/99 - 8/14

MSN 075 (20) F/F 2/2/95 History: 2 operators. Status: In Service

Austrian Airlines OE-LAG 2/95 - 12/06

French Air Force F-RAJA 12/06 - Current

MSN 080 (21) F/F 12/5/94 History: 3 operators. Status: stored Victorville, CA

Cathay Pacific VR-HMT 2/95 - 1/97

Philippine Airlines F-OHPH 3/97 - 10/98

Aerolineas Argentinas LV-ZPX 7/99 - 8/14

MSN 081 (22) F/F 2/7/95 History: 2 operators. Status: In Service

Austrian Airlines OE-LAH 2/95 - 5/06

French Air Force F-RAJB 5/06 - Current

MSN 085 (23) F/F 3/3/95 History: 3 operators. Status: stored Buenos Aires

Cathay Pacific VR-HMU 4/95 - 2/97

Philippine Airlines F-OHPI 3/97 - 10/99

Aerolineas Argentinas LV-ZRA 12/89 - 3/14

MSN 151 (24) F/F 10/11/96 History: 4 operators. Status: stored Perpignan

Government of Brunei V8-JBB 10/96 - 3/00

Kingdom Holding HZ-WBT4 3/00 - 10/06

Afriqiyah Airways 5A-ONE 10/06 - 9/13

Government of Libya 5A-ONE 9/13 - Currrent (Stored)

MSN 156 (25) F/F 11/8/96 History: 2 operators. Status: In Service

Egyptair SU-GBM 11/96 - 10/14

Air Leisure SU-GBM 7/15 - Current

MSN 159 (26) F/F 12/20/96 History: 2 operators. Status: In Service

Egyptair SU-GBN 12/96 - 2/15

Air Leisure SU-GBN 2/15 - Current

MSN 178 (27) F/F 6/11/97 History: 2 operators. Status: In Service

Egyptair SU-GBO 6/97 - 12/14

Air Leisure SU-GBO 12/14 - Current

MSN 204 (28) F/F 12/19/97 History: 1 operator. Status: In Service

Government of Saudi Arabia HZ-HMS2 2/07 - Current
[Registered HZ-HMS 2/07 - 12/10]

A340-200 Statistics
Delivered: 28
In Service: 11
Stored: 9
Retired: 7
Written Off: 1
Total: 28