777 Archives - SamChui.com Sam Chui Aviation & Travel Fri, 27 Oct 2023 21:36:36 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.2 https://samchui.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/1con2-100x100.png 777 Archives - SamChui.com 32 32 108386868 Which Airline Offers 3-3-3 Economy Class Seating on B777? https://samchui.com/2023/10/13/which-airlines-offer-3-3-3-economy-class-seating-on-b777/ https://samchui.com/2023/10/13/which-airlines-offer-3-3-3-economy-class-seating-on-b777/#comments Fri, 13 Oct 2023 15:50:55 +0000 https://samchui.com/?p=49566 Airlines are adding newer but tighter and narrower seats in Economy Class seating. Such is the case on the Boeing 777, as airlines like British Airways, Cathay Pacific, and Qatar Airways have already transitioned from 9 abreast to 10 abreast seating (3-3-3 to 3-4-3 configuration) in Economy Class. So, which airlines still offer wider seating […]

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]]> https://samchui.com/2023/10/13/which-airlines-offer-3-3-3-economy-class-seating-on-b777/feed/ 6 49566 Asiana Airlines Flight 214 – Boeing 777’s First Fatal Crash https://samchui.com/2023/03/13/asiana-airlines-flight-214-boeing-777s-first-fatal-crash/ https://samchui.com/2023/03/13/asiana-airlines-flight-214-boeing-777s-first-fatal-crash/#comments Mon, 13 Mar 2023 14:33:18 +0000 https://samchui.com/?p=47688 On the morning of July 6, 2013, an Asiana Airlines Boeing 777 was operating flight 214 from Seoul to San Francisco. However, due to the flight crew’s mismanagement of the final approach, the aircraft stalled and crashed in San Francisco, marking The Boeing 777’s First Fatal Crash since the aircraft type entered service in 1995. […]

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]]> https://samchui.com/2023/03/13/asiana-airlines-flight-214-boeing-777s-first-fatal-crash/feed/ 3 47688 Miracle on British Airways Flight 38 – Boeing 777’s First Hull Loss https://samchui.com/2023/03/05/miracle-on-british-airways-flight-38-boeing-777s-first-hull-loss/ https://samchui.com/2023/03/05/miracle-on-british-airways-flight-38-boeing-777s-first-hull-loss/#comments Sun, 05 Mar 2023 15:22:00 +0000 https://samchui.com/?p=47515 On the afternoon of January 17, 2008, British Airways Flight 38 was operating a scheduled flight from Beijing to London Heathrow. However, as the Boeing 777 approached Heathrow, both the engines gradually stopped responding to auto throttle commands to increase the thrust and instead rolled back. As a result, Flight 38 lost airspeed and struck […]

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]]> https://samchui.com/2023/03/05/miracle-on-british-airways-flight-38-boeing-777s-first-hull-loss/feed/ 1 47515 Emirates Flew B777 Test Flight With 100% Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) https://samchui.com/2023/01/30/emirates-b777-test-flight-flew-with-100-sustainable-aviation-fuel-saf/ https://samchui.com/2023/01/30/emirates-b777-test-flight-flew-with-100-sustainable-aviation-fuel-saf/#comments Mon, 30 Jan 2023 12:45:38 +0000 https://samchui.com/?p=47046 Emirates has operated its first demonstration flight on a Boeing 777-300ER, powering one of its engines with 100% Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF). The flight took off from Dubai International Airport (DXB), and was commanded by Captain Fali Vajifdar and Captain Khalid Nasser Akram, flying for more than one hour over the Dubai coastline. Emirates’ demonstration […]

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]]> https://samchui.com/2023/01/30/emirates-b777-test-flight-flew-with-100-sustainable-aviation-fuel-saf/feed/ 1 47046 Trip Report: Air France B777-300/ER New Business Class and Premium Economy https://samchui.com/2023/01/29/trip-report-air-france-b777-300-er-new-business-class-and-premium-economy/ https://samchui.com/2023/01/29/trip-report-air-france-b777-300-er-new-business-class-and-premium-economy/#comments Sun, 29 Jan 2023 13:04:51 +0000 https://samchui.com/?p=46987 I tried out Air France's new retrofitted B777-300/ER from Paris to New York JFK recently. The newly configured Air France B777-300/ER has 48 Business Class suites, 48 Premium Economy class seats and 273 Economy seats. Video Passengers were greeted by Air France employees holding posters of the newly refurbished cabin. Air France B777-300/ER New Cabin […]

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]]> https://samchui.com/2023/01/29/trip-report-air-france-b777-300-er-new-business-class-and-premium-economy/feed/ 21 46987 First retrofitted Emirates A380 Enters Service https://samchui.com/2023/01/06/first-retrofitted-emirates-a380-enters-service/ https://samchui.com/2023/01/06/first-retrofitted-emirates-a380-enters-service/#comments Fri, 06 Jan 2023 12:39:46 +0000 https://samchui.com/?p=46814 The first retrofitted Emirates A380 has entered service. The 3-year-old A380; registration A6-EVM, was the first A380 retrofitted with new interiors including Premium Economy. The airline is planning to upgrade the entire interior cabins of 120 Airbus A380 and Boeing 777 aircraft. This ambitious project, representing a multi-billion dollar investment officially commences in November and […]

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]]> https://samchui.com/2023/01/06/first-retrofitted-emirates-a380-enters-service/feed/ 7 46814 United Airlines B777 Returns After Sparks & Debris Fall + Grounds 25 B777 https://samchui.com/2022/09/23/united-airlines-boeing-777-emitted-a-shower-of-sparks/ https://samchui.com/2022/09/23/united-airlines-boeing-777-emitted-a-shower-of-sparks/#comments Fri, 23 Sep 2022 05:39:31 +0000 https://samchui.com/?p=45660 On the 21st of September, a United Airlines Boeing 777 was forced to return to Newark after sparks and debris started to fall from the hydraulic system while the aircraft was climbing out of Newark. The Boeing 777-200 with registration N787UA was performing flight UA149 from Newark to Sao Paulo. However, while the aircraft was […]

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]]> https://samchui.com/2022/09/23/united-airlines-boeing-777-emitted-a-shower-of-sparks/feed/ 1 45660 Boeing Unveil New ecoDemonstrator B777-200 https://samchui.com/2022/06/16/boeing-unveil-new-ecodemonstrator-b777-200/ https://samchui.com/2022/06/16/boeing-unveil-new-ecodemonstrator-b777-200/#comments Thu, 16 Jun 2022 16:24:52 +0000 https://samchui.com/?p=44732 Boeing unveiled its 2022 ecoDemonstrator today with a livery that honors a decade of testing to reduce fuel use, emissions and noise. The latest ecoDemonstrator, a Boeing-owned 777-200ER, will test about 30 new technologies aimed at improving sustainability and safety for the aerospace industry, including a water conservation system and technologies to improve operational efficiency. […]

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]]> https://samchui.com/2022/06/16/boeing-unveil-new-ecodemonstrator-b777-200/feed/ 1 44732 FAA to Lift Grounding of United Pratt & Whitney Powered 777s https://samchui.com/2022/03/14/faa-to-lift-grounding-of-united-pratt-whitney-powered-777s/ https://samchui.com/2022/03/14/faa-to-lift-grounding-of-united-pratt-whitney-powered-777s/#respond Mon, 14 Mar 2022 15:57:18 +0000 https://samchui.com/?p=43769 The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is finalizing airworthiness directives for Boeing 777-200 aircraft equipped with Pratt & Whitney 4000 series engines. This new directive will lift the ban on those PW4000 powered Boeing 777s, including the one involved in a United Airlines engine failure shortly after takeoff from Denver in February 2021, scattering debris from […]

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