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Photo Report: Cathay Pacific’s New Aria Suite Business Class

Sam Chui — Sun, 20 Oct 2024 13:57:21 +0000

Join me on the Cathay Pacific Aria Suite Flight to experience their new Business Class. The Boeing 777 has gone through a complete makeover from the front to the back. Video HAECO Hangar Reveal The new cabin experience was introduced at a special ceremony for customers, guests and members of the media and Cathay employees at Hong Kong Aircraft Engineering Company Limited’s (HAECO) hangar facility at Hong Kong International Airport on 16 October. The first B777-300/ER aircraft with refitted cabin […]

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First Look: Emirates New Retrofitted B777 Enters Service

Sam Chui — Wed, 07 Aug 2024 06:40:05 +0000

The first Emirates Boeing 777 (Reg A6-EQH) with a nose-to-tail cabin refresh sporting a new look has rolled into service, as it prepares to take off to Geneva this afternoon as EK83. The aircraft took a total of 37 days for a complete revamp. Emirates continues to carry out our commitment to deliver an unmatchable onboard experience with the introduction of our latest Boeing 777 with new signature interiors, raising the industry benchmark when it comes to premium travel. Sir […]

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Emirates Announces New Retrofitted B777 Destinations + A350 Delay

Sharad Ranabhat — Mon, 01 Jul 2024 10:49:22 +0000

Emirates has announced the first set of destinations to be served by its refurbished Boeing 777s entering service on August 11, 2024. The refurbished B777s, featuring a new Business Class and a Premium Economy Cabin, will initially fly to Geneva, followed by Tokyo Haneda, and Brussels. The first retrofitted Boeing 777 will be ready by August, following a comprehensive interior overhaul that begins on July 1. Following the addition of the Premium Economy cabin, the Emirates Boeing 777-300/ER will offer […]

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Which Airline Offers 3-3-3 Economy Class Seating on B777?

Sharad Ranabhat — Fri, 13 Oct 2023 15:50:55 +0000

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 9 abreast on their Boeing 777? Airlines use 3-3-3 configuration on B777 Japan Airlines leads the pack with a generous 34 inches of legroom and […]

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Factory New Boeing 777 Cargo Delivery Flight – Silk Way West

Sam Chui — Tue, 10 Oct 2023 17:42:49 +0000

I visited Boeing factory in Everett, WA and got on the delivery flight of a brand new 777 Freighter of Silk Way West Airlines. In this vlog, I documented the Boeing delivery flight details onboard the world’s largest twin-engine freighter, the Boeing 777F. The delivery flight started with dispatch inside the Boeing delivery center, with pilot briefing on weather and routing. I went onboard the brand new 777 cargo plane, discovering the massive cargo hold with 105 tons of cargo […]

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Asiana Airlines Flight 214 – Boeing 777’s First Fatal Crash

Sharad Ranabhat — Mon, 13 Mar 2023 14:33:18 +0000

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. Flight Details The Boeing 777-200ER with registration HL7742 was operating Asiana Flight OZ214 from Incheon International Airport, South Korea to San Francisco International Airport, United […]

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Miracle on British Airways Flight 38 – Boeing 777’s First Hull Loss

Sharad Ranabhat — Sun, 05 Mar 2023 15:22:00 +0000

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 the ground about 330 meters (1080 feet) before the runway threshold and skidded to a stop on the grass beside the runway. Miraculously, there were […]

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Emirates Flew B777 Test Flight With 100% Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF)

Sam Chui — Mon, 30 Jan 2023 12:45:38 +0000

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 flight, the first in the Middle East and North Africa to be powered by 100% SAF, supports broader efforts to reduce lifecycle CO2 emissions as the industry […]

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Stormy Flight – Air France B777 NEW Business Class to New York

Sam Chui — Mon, 30 Jan 2023 12:12:32 +0000

I flew on Air France's new Business Class seat on their refurbished B777-300/ER from Paris to New York. The weather in New York was bad with rain and low visibility. Watch the exciting landing at JFK. The newly configured Air France B777-300/ER has 48 Business Class suites, 48 Premium Economy class seats and 273 Economy seats. It features a privacy door in Business class. Row 1 and 9 has massive footwell and extra room due to the bulkhead position. Air […]

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