The Boeing 777, commonly referred to as the Triple Seven, is an American long-range wide-body airliner developed and manufactured by Boeing Commercial Airplanes. The 777 is the world's largest twinjet and the most-built wide-body airliner.
The jetliner was designed to bridge the gap between Boeing's other wide body airplanes, the twin-engined 767 and quad-engined 747, and to replace aging DC-10 and L-1011 trijets. Developed in consultation with eight major airlines, the 777 program was launched in October 1990, with an order from United Airlines. The prototype was rolled out in April 1994, and first flew in June. The 777 entered service with the launch operator United Airlines in June 1995. Longer-range variants were launched in 2000, and first delivered in 2004.
Boeing 777
The Boeing 777-100 trijet concept was proposed in 1978 to compete with other trijets of the time.
The two-crew glass cockpit uses fly-by-wire controls
The 777 made its maiden flight on June 12, 1994.
In aviation, the flight length or flight distance refers to the distance of a flight. Aircraft do not necessarily follow the great-circle distance, but may opt for a longer route due to weather, traffic, to utilise a jet stream, or to refuel.
Lufthansa considers the Embraer E-190 a short-haul airliner.
Lufthansa considers the Airbus A320 family a medium-haul airliner.
Lufthansa defines the Boeing 747-8 as a long-haul airliner.