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B777-200ER From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR:
Posted (11 years 9 months 2 weeks 2 days 14 hours ago) and read 1173 times:

Who was the launch customer?

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777236ER From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR:
Reply 1, posted (11 years 9 months 2 weeks 2 days 14 hours ago) and read 1117 times:

United.

777236ER From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR:
Reply 2, posted (11 years 9 months 2 weeks 2 days 14 hours ago) and read 1098 times:

Although, actually, the first ever 777 (N7771) now belongs to Cathay.

Mr.BA From Singapore, joined Sep 2000, 3423 posts, RR: 23
Reply 3, posted (11 years 9 months 2 weeks 2 days 13 hours ago) and read 1087 times:

Cathay pacific took it. Any idea why Cathay took it as it has been used for tests by Boeing and must not be in a really good shape as others.

alvin

Boeing747 万岁!

Victor Alpha From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR:
Reply 4, posted (11 years 9 months 2 weeks 2 days 13 hours ago) and read 1078 times:

CX took it cos they were desperate for some 777s and didnt want to wait. I think they needed to boost capacity for some routes. Boeing refitted and modified the entire aircraft to take the RR Engines instead of the PW ones.

Dont know if they got any discount though

-Regards, VA

ContinentalEWR From United States of America, joined May 2000, 3762 posts, RR: 14
Reply 5, posted (11 years 9 months 2 weeks 2 days 10 hours ago) and read 1025 times:

The first 777 was delivered to United, which was the launch customer for the plane. UA sent it back to
Boeing and Cathay picked it up last year.

ContinentalEWR

777236ER From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR:
Reply 6, posted (11 years 9 months 2 weeks 2 days 10 hours ago) and read 1014 times:

No, the FIRST 777 (N7771) stayed with Boeing until they sold it to Cathay. United were the launch customer and received the first PRODUCTION 777.

ILUV767 From United States of America, joined May 2000, 3141 posts, RR: 8
Reply 7, posted (11 years 9 months 2 weeks 2 days 10 hours ago) and read 1011 times:

Continetal EWR wrote:

The first 777 was delivered to United, which was the launch customer for the plane. UA sent it back to
Boeing and Cathay picked it up last year.

United hasnt given back or sold any 777s.

I L U V 7 6 7

Hkgspotter1 From Hong Kong, joined Nov 2005, 0 posts, RR: 1
Reply 8, posted (11 years 9 months 2 weeks 2 days 10 hours ago) and read 1012 times:

Here is line number 1 N7771 then B-HNL

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Photo © Peter Sweetten/Flying Images Worldwide

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Photo © Alan Tsui

Here is line number 2 N774UA

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Photo © Aric Thalman

Here is line number 3 N771UA

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Photo © Florian Kondziela

Here is line number 4 N773UA

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Photo © Miguel Snoep

Here is line number 5 N772UA

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Photo © John F. Zielinski

Here is line number 6 G-ZZZA

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Photo © Bernard Charles

Here is line number 7 N777UA

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Photo © Florian Kondziela

Here is line number 8 N766UA

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Photo © Florian Kondziela

Here is line number 9 N767UA

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Photo © Mark Abbott

Here is line number 10 G-ZZZB

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Photo © Ben Pritchard

And that is enough !!!

777236ER From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR:
Reply 9, posted (11 years 9 months 2 weeks 2 days 9 hours ago) and read 991 times:

Cathay should start offering trips on B-HNL to us idiots who'd love to fly on the first of a great line of airplanes Smile

Rj777 From United States of America, joined Dec 2000, 1491 posts, RR: 2
Reply 10, posted (11 years 9 months 2 weeks 2 days 9 hours ago) and read 992 times:

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I thought that N777UA was the first 777 United Got.

Hkgspotter1 From Hong Kong, joined Nov 2005, 0 posts, RR: 1
Reply 11, posted (11 years 9 months 2 weeks 2 days 9 hours ago) and read 989 times:

The pictures I posted are in line number order. Not delivery order.

FlagshipAZ From United States of America, joined Jan 2001, 3419 posts, RR: 15
Reply 12, posted (11 years 9 months 2 weeks 2 days 4 hours ago) and read 937 times:

Per Bill Harms' website...the very first 777 is now with Cathay Pacific as a -267, with RR Trent 884s. It was delivered to CX on December 6th, 2000 as B-HNL. Regards.

"Beer is living proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy." --Ben Franklin

Djcrooks From United States of America, joined Mar 2001, 65 posts, RR: 0
Reply 13, posted (11 years 9 months 2 weeks 2 days 3 hours ago) and read 924 times:

I just flew 4 days ago on a CX777 from HKG to DXB and the captain told me the aircraft was around 5 years old. I didn't get the reg. number, but is it possible I was on the first ever built 777? I really wish I had checked the registration!

B737-900X From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR:
Reply 14, posted (11 years 9 months 2 weeks 2 days 1 hour ago) and read 905 times:

United Airlines (UAL) was the launch customer. The first commercial 777 flight was UA918 from IAD to LHR.

FLY777UAL From United States of America, joined May 1999, 4510 posts, RR: 3
Reply 15, posted (11 years 9 months 2 weeks 2 days ago) and read 883 times:

First commercial flight was LHR-IAD.

F L Y 7 7 7 U A L

IMissPiedmont From United States of America, joined May 2001, 6208 posts, RR: 42
Reply 16, posted (11 years 9 months 2 weeks 2 days ago) and read 869 times:

msn 26916/ln 7. del to UA 5.15.95 and operated UA flt 921 6.7.95 IAD-LHR. The earlier build aircraft were in the flight test program.

What is it with all the "is there a possibilty airline X will.." threads? The answer it'll is possible.

Navion From United States of America, joined May 1999, 987 posts, RR: 1
Reply 17, posted (11 years 9 months 2 weeks 2 days ago) and read 871 times:

To say the #1 Boeing 777 used as a test aircraft was "not in really good shape" is incorrect. 777 #1 had virtually no time on the airframe and was an astute purchase by CX of a pampered low time aircraft. The aircraft was modified to take the RR Trents at the factory, as well as to configure the interior to CX specifications. If my understanding of your comment is incorrect, I apologize.

777236ER From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR:
Reply 18, posted (11 years 9 months 2 weeks 1 day 9 hours ago) and read 835 times:

First UA 777 flight was LHR-IAD, NOT IAD-LHR.

UALPHLCS From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR:
Reply 19, posted (11 years 9 months 2 weeks 1 day 8 hours ago) and read 817 times:

Which 777 was called "Working Together" I thought that was UA first 777.

777236ER From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR:
Reply 20, posted (11 years 9 months 2 weeks 1 day 8 hours ago) and read 815 times:

N7771 was called "Working Together", and that wasn't United's first aircraft. It's not B-HML with Cathay.

Red Panda From Hong Kong, joined Jun 2000, 1521 posts, RR: 0
Reply 21, posted (11 years 9 months 2 weeks 1 day 7 hours ago) and read 796 times:

Cahtay pax on B-HNL may not know that it is the first 777 ever. I bet most of them don't.

r panda

WN700Driver From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR:
Reply 22, posted (11 years 9 months 2 weeks 1 day 7 hours ago) and read 798 times:

Yeah, yeah ,yeah, real impressive like...

But can you show me line #79? damn, now I am curious about that, lol

N949WP From Hong Kong, joined Feb 2000, 1437 posts, RR: 1
Reply 23, posted (11 years 9 months 2 weeks 14 hours ago) and read 764 times:

Djcrooks,

Did the 777 you flew on have 2-5-2 or 3-3-3 seating in economy? If it is 3-3-3, then it is B-HNL, as it is currently the only CX 777-200 with that seating configuration.

'949

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