Boeing 777 Production/Delivery Thread 2018

qf789 · Fri Jan 05, 2018 11:25 am

Welcome to the Boeing 777 Production and Delivery Thread for 2018. Please continue to add your updates below

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qf789 · Fri Jan 05, 2018 11:29 am

Air India 77W VT-ALV performs a short engineering test flight

https://twitter.com/JenSchuld/status/949043689849962497

5427247845 · Fri Jan 05, 2018 12:04 pm

What is the planned rate of production for this year?

KarelXWB · Fri Jan 05, 2018 12:05 pm

That would be 3.5 aircraft per month.

qf789 · Fri Jan 05, 2018 12:14 pm

Qatar Airways 77W A7-BEQ flew back to PAE after being painted in PDX

http://boeing-test-flights.blogspot.com ... flown.html

94717 · Fri Jan 05, 2018 2:51 pm

What can we expect as production rate for 777x? Does anyone still beieve in 10 per month?

cledaybuck · Fri Jan 05, 2018 3:11 pm

olle wrote:
What can we expect as production rate for 777x? Does anyone still beieve in 10 per month?

I don't think it was ever supposed to be 10 per month. My guess is 5. I haven't seen anything official.

Slug71 · Fri Jan 05, 2018 3:16 pm

olle wrote:
What can we expect as production rate for 777x? Does anyone still beieve in 10 per month?

I would think thats unlikely. That would be less than 3 years production with current orders. There are also rumours that LH is looking to downsize their order and I would not be surprised if there are others too. My guess would be somewhere around 6 per month.

qf789 · Wed Jan 17, 2018 10:20 am

First flight for Korean Air 77W HL7202

https://twitter.com/PSBoeingTstFlts/sta ... 2113713152

Melb94 · Fri Jan 19, 2018 2:56 pm

Does anybody know the next delivery for All Nippon Airways final 6 77W's on order? Deliveries are supposed to be completed by 2019. Their last 77W delivery JA792A occurred in May 2015.

Any help will be appreciated.

mjoelnir · Fri Jan 19, 2018 3:16 pm

I assume the production rate of 3.5 will stay after the EIS of the 777-9, the 150 frame Emirates order is to be delivered over ten years or more. I do not imagine the other orders to be delivered fast either. For example I expect LH to take the birds slowly. For a higher production rate Boeing needs more orders, some where the delivery is not sometime in the future.

qf789 · Sat Jan 20, 2018 12:52 am

Taxi test for Swiss 77W HB-JNI

https://twitter.com/mattcawby/status/954497680016777217

qf789 · Sat Jan 20, 2018 1:12 pm

Initial APU run for Air India 77W VT-ALX

http://paineairport.com/kpae15536yh.htm

qf789 · Sun Jan 21, 2018 9:39 am

First flight for Swiss 77W HB-JNI

https://twitter.com/PSBoeingTstFlts/sta ... 1834011648

eamondzhang · Sun Jan 21, 2018 10:56 am

Melb94 wrote:
Does anybody know the next delivery for All Nippon Airways final 6 77W's on order? Deliveries are supposed to be completed by 2019. Their last 77W delivery JA792A occurred in May 2015.

Any help will be appreciated.

It won't be for a while as these 6 birds are supposed to replace the 7 domestic 777-300As. Or they can be used to relieve the oldest 6 777-300ERs and use them to replace the domestic birds. Those 773As aren't exactly old enough (for the normal replacement cycle) so they wanted to push the replacement cycle as far back as they can.

Michael

qf789 · Tue Jan 23, 2018 3:24 am

Qatar Airways 77W A7-BEQ first flight

https://twitter.com/JenSchuld/status/955574850138996737

qf789 · Wed Jan 24, 2018 12:45 am

Air India 77W VT-ALW performs taxi test, first flight postponed due to weather

https://twitter.com/JenSchuld/status/955926262375006208

boefan · Wed Jan 24, 2018 5:18 am

qf789 wrote:
Air India 77W VT-ALW performs taxi test, first flight postponed due to weather

https://twitter.com/JenSchuld/status/955926262375006208

B1 was delayed but the aircraft took off yesterday

https://twitter.com/mattcawby/status/955923979260186624

qf789 · Wed Jan 24, 2018 11:57 pm

Another test flight for Swiss 77W HB-JNI

https://twitter.com/JenSchuld/status/956292438712246272

qf789 · Thu Jan 25, 2018 12:15 am

Delivered, Air India 77W VT-ALV pushing back from Everett Delivery Center

https://twitter.com/mattcawby/status/956313035701809153

qf789 · Tue Jan 30, 2018 12:44 pm

Swiss 77W HB-JNI departing PAE on its delivery flight

https://twitter.com/mattcawby/status/958165697351237632

qf789 · Wed Jan 31, 2018 8:22 am

Korean Air 777 LN1543 to be moved to fuel dock overnight

https://twitter.com/mattcawby/status/958538367901220865

qf789 · Thu Feb 01, 2018 10:53 am

Taxi test and B1 flight for Qatar Airways 77W A7-BER

https://twitter.com/JenSchuld/status/958805327335407616

Bricktop · Thu Feb 01, 2018 11:29 am

The WN looks like a toy in that picture.

qf789 · Thu Feb 01, 2018 3:21 pm

Korean Air 77W HL7203 at Boeing Everett compass rose

http://kpae.blogspot.com.au/

qf789 · Thu Feb 01, 2018 3:41 pm

Air India 77W VT-ALW is due to be delivered later today

https://twitter.com/PlanesAtPaine/statu ... 4259211264

qf789 · Fri Feb 02, 2018 11:33 am

Taxi test for Air India 77W VT-ALX, first flight was planned but cancelled

https://twitter.com/mattcawby/status/959223523469279232

qf789 · Sat Feb 03, 2018 2:00 pm

First flight Air India 77W VT-ALX

https://twitter.com/mattcawby/status/959632872079372288

qf789 · Sat Feb 03, 2018 2:05 pm

Swiss 77W HB-JNJ at Boeing Everett Compass Rose

https://twitter.com/mattcawby/status/959630464389541889

trex8 · Sun Feb 04, 2018 5:15 pm

Are the windows over the wing adjacent to door 3 blanked out?? Seems an awful lot of them and LX seatmaps show no galleys/toilets there.

boefan · Sun Feb 04, 2018 6:55 pm

trex8 wrote:
Are the windows over the wing adjacent to door 3 blanked out?? Seems an awful lot of them and LX seatmaps show no galleys/toilets there.

If you scroll down a couple of posts you will see an Air India frame in the same spot with all windows covered . It is a new convertible option . Windows are lowered during flight so passengers can smoke and take selfies from the outside :mrgreen:

[Joking]

777s usually roll out from the factory with windows fully covered . This is a procedure mainly to test and adjust various interior installations/setups. Windows are also occasionally installed later in the pre-flight process mainly from the inside .

Protection material will be fully removed before its first flight

trex8 · Sun Feb 04, 2018 7:04 pm

boefan wrote:
trex8 wrote:
Are the windows over the wing adjacent to door 3 blanked out?? Seems an awful lot of them and LX seatmaps show no galleys/toilets there.

If you scroll down a couple of posts you will see an Air India frame in the same spot with all windows covered . It is a new convertible option . Windows are lowered during flight so passengers can smoke and take selfies from the outside [Joking]

777s usually roll out from the factory with windows fully covered . This is a procedure mainly to test and adjust various interior installations/setups. Windows are also occasionally installed later in the pre-flight process mainly from the inside .

Protection material will be fully removed before its first flight

Thanks, not sure why Ive never noticed it before!

qf789 · Wed Feb 07, 2018 5:41 am

Delivered Korean Air 77W HL7202

https://twitter.com/PSBoeingTstFlts/sta ... 0661025792

qf789 · Fri Feb 09, 2018 8:01 am

Korean Air 77W HL7202 departing PAE on delivery flight

First flight for Korean Air 77W HL7203

http://kpae.blogspot.com.au/

qf789 · Fri Feb 09, 2018 8:09 am

Qatar Airways 77W A7-BER returns to PAE after painting at PDX

https://twitter.com/PSBoeingTstFlts/sta ... 9027686400

qf789 · Fri Feb 16, 2018 12:21 pm

First flight for FedEx 777F N877FD

https://twitter.com/PSBoeingTstFlts/sta ... 8667362310

qf789 · Tue Feb 20, 2018 7:30 am

Swiss 77W HB-JNJ to be moved from flightline to paint hangar

https://twitter.com/mattcawby/status/965824047199133696

Planeyguy · Tue Feb 20, 2018 8:25 am

Does anyone know how many orders are left for the 777?(excluding the 777X)

hayzel777 · Tue Feb 20, 2018 8:45 am

qf789 wrote:
Korean Air 77W HL7202 departing PAE on delivery flight

First flight for Korean Air 77W HL7203

http://kpae.blogspot.com.au/

What’s up with the red nacelle?

qf789 · Tue Feb 20, 2018 9:02 am

Planeyguy wrote:
Does anyone know how many orders are left for the 777?(excluding the 777X)

According to Boeing, at the end of January there were 99 777's to be delivered, 69 77W's and 30 777F's

qf789 · Thu Feb 22, 2018 10:29 am

FedEx 777F N877FD returns from a test flight

http://kpae.blogspot.com.au/

JamesAlice · Fri Feb 23, 2018 12:54 pm

Somebody may be able to answer this for me - Why is it that the Freighter only comes in the 200ER/LR Fuselage length, and not the same length as the 77W? Was it just the requirement of the market or a technical issue?

LA704 · Fri Feb 23, 2018 4:36 pm

JamesAlice wrote:
Somebody may be able to answer this for me - Why is it that the Freighter only comes in the 200ER/LR Fuselage length, and not the same length as the 77W? Was it just the requirement of the market or a technical issue?

You hit the payload limit far earlier than the volume limit

lightsaber · Fri Feb 23, 2018 5:04 pm

LA704 wrote:
JamesAlice wrote:
Somebody may be able to answer this for me - Why is it that the Freighter only comes in the 200ER/LR Fuselage length, and not the same length as the 77W? Was it just the requirement of the market or a technical issue?

You hit the payload limit far earlier than the volume limit

Expanding, the weight saved using the ,-200 allows a much higher rated floor (lb/ft^2) too. The 777F is as La704 noted, more weight than payload limited.

The exception is FedEx or other package companies. The 778F will have even more of a volume to weight I'm balance. Cest la vie.

Lightsaber

Stitch · Fri Feb 23, 2018 5:23 pm

JamesAlice wrote:
Somebody may be able to answer this for me - Why is it that the Freighter only comes in the 200ER/LR Fuselage length, and not the same length as the 77W? Was it just the requirement of the market or a technical issue?

A 777-300 would offer similar internal volume to the 747-400 so that would have pretty much killed the 747 freighter market. Also, by being smaller, the 777-200 airframe can lift more payload weight (in terms of payload to MZFW). The 777-200 airframe is also similar in size to the MD-11 so it makes a perfect replacement for that platform, offering a bit more space and a fair bit more payload weight and range.