Posts Tagged "777"
China Cargo 777 in Tail-strike at Copenhagen (with photo)
A China Cargo Airlines Boeing 777-200LRFreighter, registration B-2078, operating as flight CK237 from Beijing to Copenhagen incurred a tail-strike during landing. Copyrighted photo. Author Jean-Pierre Gammelgaard. The crew decided to make a go-around and safely landed about 15 mins later. The incident occurred at 1457L on 17th Apr at...V Austrtalia 777 in Rejected Take-off
A V Australia Boeing 777-300ER, registration VH-VOZ, operating flight VA2 from Los Angeles, LAX to Sydney, SYD had a rejected take off after the crew believed a tyre had burst. The crew reported hearing a loud bang which they believed to be a problem with a tyre in the...Etihad Reportedly Cancels 4 787 Orders
Etihad Airways is believed to have cancelled four of the 35 Boeing 787 orders that it holds, according to multiple sources. The news may indeed be true as Boeing’s Orders & Deliveries website presently shows four 787 cancellations in 2011. The airline seems to have instead placed orders for...Hong Kong Airlines signs MoU for 38 Boeing aircraft
Hong Kong Airlines, part of the Hainan Airlines Group, has signed an MoU with Boeing for 38 aircraft, including six 777-2OOLRFs, two 787-8s in VIP configuration and thirty 787-9s. It is not clear whether Hainan or Hong Kong Airlines will operate the two 787-8s. Hong Kong Airlines’ long-haul fleet...How Should SriLankan’s 777-200ER be configured
It has been recently reported that SriLankan Airlines (IATA:UL) is in advanced discussions with Boeing about replacing its ageing Airbus A340 aircraft and may well end up ordering Boeing 777s. This is an idea that I have been suggesting all the time and I believe that they have finally...American orders three 777-300ERs
Aeroflot Orders Boeing 777-200ERs and 777-300ERs
Aeroflot, the Russian flag carrier has announced plans to order 16 Boeing 777 aircraft. The LoI, reportedly signed in late September, covers eight 777-200ERs and eight 777-300ERs, for delivery between 2012 – 2017. The orders are believed to be a stop-gap measure for the delayed delivery of the Boeing...BRIEF : Vietnam 777 hits air pocket, causing injuries
Vietnam Airlines flight VN535, from Hanoi to Paris CDG, operated by Boeing 777-200ER VN-A147 ( cn27607 ) got caught in an air pocket over Russia inflight. Reuters reported that the incident caused injuries to 21 people onboard, of which 9 ( including 3 crew ) were being treated for...Boeing expects to secure 777BCF launch customer soon, FedEx rumoured
FlightGlobal has reported today that Boeing has announced its intention to secure Boeing 777BCF ( Boeing Converted Freighter ) customer in early 2011. 777BCF Programme Manager Ralph Kramer has stated that a number of carriers and lessors have expressed their interest in the programme and suggested that Boeing is...12