Boeing 777 Freighter Takes To The Skies

July 14th, 2008

The much anticipated first flight of the 777 Freighter took place today. The 777F is the sixth member of the immensely popular 777 family.

 Boeing 777 Freighter 1

Image courtesy of Boeing

The flight kicks off a shortened test and certification effort due to culminate with delivery scheduled to launch customer Air France by December 2008.

Emirates Boeing 777-200LR

Image courtesy of Emirates

By early 2009, other customers such as China Southern Airlines and Emirates SkyCargo will also have taken delivery of their first 777 Freighters.

Total orders for the 777F stand at 78 from 11 customers as at time of writing.

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Entry Filed under: Aeroplane, Aerospace, Air France, Air Transport, Air Travel, Airlines, Airplane, Airplane Order, Airplanes, Airport, Airports, Aviation, Boeing, Boeing 777, Boeing 777F, Boeing Orders, China Southern Airlines, Emirates, FleetBuzz.com, Travel

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  • 1. flytime  |  July 15th, 2008 at 5:41 am

    Seems that the first flight was hit with a tech/transmission fault.

    Oh well, minor issue in reality.

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