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Aircraft WA001 is involved in many ceremonies. The first Boeing 777 rolls off the production line.

Cathay Pacific influenced an increase of the fuselage diameter, All Nippon Airways demanded lengthening of the base model fuselage, whilst British Airways asked for more interior flexibility and increased weight options. United Airlines placed an order for 34 Boeing Boeing 777s powered by Pratt and Whitney engines, becoming the launch customer for the type.īoeing designers and around 240 airline teams gathered at Everett to address around 1,500 design issues. (All Nippon Airways, American Airlines, British Airways, Cathay Pacific Airways, Delta Air Lines, Japan Airlines, QANTAS, and United Airlines.)īoeing and the Working Together Group had settled on some basic design characteristics of the Boeing 777. The first meeting of the Working Together Group. The Boeing 767 began to be used under this regulation on oceanic routes that did not require the seating capacity of the larger widebodies.īoeing made offers of the Boeing 777 to airlines. ETOPS, (Extended-range Twin-engine Operational Performance Standards or Engines Turn Or Passengers Swim), allowed certificated aircraft to fly up to three hours (ETOPS180) from the nearest available alternative airfield. The timing was fortuitous, as in the early 1980s new regulations were introduced governing the operations of twin-engine aircraft on transoceanic routes. The Boeing 757 and 767 models were well-accepted by the market. Boeing also was kicking around a Boeing 777 jet idea which was a tri-jet, to go up against the DC-10 and L1011. Preparing for the retirement of the Boeing 727 faithful workhorse, Boeing, in 1978, announced the 757 narrow body, as well as the 767 wide body which was to go up against the Airbus A330. Widebody passenger transport jets made their introduction in the 1960s early 70s in the form of the Boeing 747, McDonnell Douglas DC-10, and the Lockheed L1011 Tristar.