B777 Timeline

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The Beginnings (1989 - 1995)?/?up

8th Dec 1989:?Boeing's board of directors authorized the company to issue firm offers for the 767-X (development name for the 777)?

15th Oct 1990:?United Airlines and Boeing signed the launching order for 34 (+ 34) T7s

29th Oct 1990:?Boeing's BoD gives formal approval for launchint the T7 family (including A- and B-market)

28th Sep 1992:?The 777 team - 6.500 employees - is moving from Renton to Everett

13th May 1993:?Arrival of 1st major body section from Japan (Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Fuji HI, Kawasaki HI)

15th Dec 1993:?First final body sections joining

9th Apr 1994:?Ceremonial rollout of the 1st T7. A party for around 100.000 people (employees, customers, suppliers)

12th Jun 1994:?1st flight for the T7 - with PW4084 engines, duration 3h48m

2nd Feb 1995:?1st flight for the GE90 powered 777s

1st Apr 1995:?Series of 90 flights by UAL and Boeing to demonstrate day-to-day capabilities

19th Apr 1995:?The T7 receives certification from the FAA and the JAA. First time an airplane received both on the same day

15th May 1995:?Formal delivery of the first 777 to United Airlines

26th May 19995:?The first RR-powered 777 takes to the sky

30th May 1995:?ETOPS approval for the T7. First airplane receiving this certification before EIS

7th Jun 1995:?1st commercial flight of the T7; UAL 921 from LHR to IAD. Two additional United 777s made inaugral flights the same day.

11th Jun 1995: The Boeing 777 had its debut at the Paris Air Show at Le Bourget.

9th Nov 1995:?The GE90/777 combination is certified

Prospects / Features / Abilities (1996-1999)?/?up

25th Jan 1996:?Roll-out of 25th 777

20th Feb 1996:?Major assembly of first 777E begins

3rd Sep 1996:?Roll-out of 1st 777E

7th Oct 1996:?1st flight of the 777E

6th Nov 1996:?50th 777 rolls out

6th Feb 1997:?1st delivery of the 77E to British Airways, which was only three days later introduced into commercial service?

17th Mar 1997:?Fatigue tests on a test 777 showed that the T7 is capable of two times the min. design service obejctive, simulating 60 years worth of service

2nd Apr 1997:?Worldrecord in Flown-Distance, Seattle - Kuala Lumpur (12.455 nm) and onwards to Seattle with an average speed of 553 mph

7th Apr 1997:?1st assembly of the 773

9th Sep 1997:?Roll-out of 100th 777

16th Oct 1997:?1st flight for the 773 - starting a seven-month test program

4th May 1998:?Certification of the 773; 180min-ETOPS approval by FAA

22th May 1998:?First 773 is delivered to Cathay Pacific. EIS: 5 days later on a flight HKG-TPE

17th Jun 1999:?Boeing announces proceeding in plans for longer-range derivatives of the 777 (77L, 77W)

Success (2000-2010)?/?up

29th Feb 2000:?Boeing's BoD approves formal launch of the longer-range derivatives

7th Jun 2000:?The 777 celebrates five years of service

19th Oct 2000:?T7-program logs its 500th-order (AA, 77E)

31st Oct 2000:?777 l/n 001 rolls out a second time, refurbished for CX

31st Dec 2000:?record year for the 777 with 117 orders

15th Jan 2001:?Final design confirmation for 77L and 77W

23rd Jan 2001:?UAL becomes 1st airline to operate 50 777s

5th Mar 2001:?CO flies first ever non-stop service between EWR and HKG via North Pole, Russia, China

8th Mar 2001:?DL completes demonstration flight on polar route from New York to Beijing

25th Jan 2002:?After six years and eight months in service the 777 has reached the one millionth flight

30th Apr 2002:?400th 777 rolls out

20th Jun 2002:?Assembly of 1st 77W

14th Nov 2002:?Ceremonial roll out of 1st 77W

24th Feb 2003:?First flight for the 77W

24th Mar 2003:?Resume of development for the 77L

19th May 2003:?New record MTOW take-off for a twin-engined plane: 351.359 kg

16th Mar 2004:?Certification for 77W

29th Apr 2004:?1st 77W delivery to AF/ILFC

27th Sep 2004:?Start of manufacturing of the 77L

15th Nov 2004:?BoD approval to offer the 777-Freighter

21th Nov 2004:?Delivery of 500th 777 (an AF 77W)

15th Feb 2005:?Ceremonial rollout of the 77L

8th Mar 2005:?1st flight for 77L

7th Jun 2005:?777 celebrates 10th year in service with 30 operators

8th Aug 2005:?77L completes "Going the Distance"-tour; 129.640km flown, 38 flights, 24 cities in 17 countries in 61 days

9/10th Nov 2005:?New world record for distance traveled non-stop; HKG-LHR eastbound for 21.601 km in 22h42m.

20th Nov 2005:?Emirates places single largest firm order for 42 777s

31st Dec 2005:?New record year in orders for the 777: 154 orders

21st May 2008:?Ceremonial roll-out of the 777-Freighter

14th Jul 2008:?First flight of the 777-Freighter

6th Feb 2009:?Certification of the 777-Freighter

20th Feb 2009:?First delivery of the 777-Freighter

28th Feb 2009:?First commercial flight of the 777-Freighter

Apr 2009:?Delivery of 777th B777 (AF 77W FGZND)?

The years after 2010?/?up

20th March 2012:?Delivery of the 1.000th 777; a 777-300ER for Emirates?

November 2013:?Launch of the -8 and -9 programs at the Dubai Air Show

December 2013:?start of low-speed wind tunnel tests (QinetiQ, Farnborough UK) with a 777-X scale model (5,5% of size)

January 2014:?start of high-speed wind tunnel tests in Boeing's Transonic Wind Tunnel near Seattle.?