Boeing has delivered the 300th 777-300ER, recording the milestone with an October 21 delivery to first-time customer Biman Bangladesh.

The Boeing 777-300ER is the highest-selling variant of the 777 family. As of September 30, 2011, Boeing had received orders for 543 777-300ERs; the 777 program (all models) had received orders for a total of 1,288 aircraft and the program had a backlog of 325 aircraft still to be delivered.

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Etihad Airways has bought more Boeing 777 jets and cancelled several orders for the US maker’s 787 Dreamliner orders.

The Abu Dhabi airline’s decision is being seen as a strategic move to reduce its exposure to the delayed Dreamliner programme.

The changes should help it avoid the risk of further delays with the Dreamliner affecting its aim to open new routes.

Etihad has converted options and will buy three 777-300ERs, it said yesterday. The three aircraft cost US$852.3 million (Dh3.13 billion) before standard industry discounts.

At the same time, the airline also cut orders for four 787-9 Dreamliners, the all-new jet that is scheduled to be delivered later this year to its launch customer ANA of Japan, some three years behind schedule.

The four jets are worth $872.4m at list prices and the cancellations reduce Etihad’s total orders of the Dreamliner to 31.

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Air cargo carrier FedEx has revealed renderings of how one if its first Boeing  777F freighters will look when it departs the US for China on a special mission the morning of 4 February.

Dubbed the “Panda Express”, the 777F complete with a 149m2 (1,600ft2) panda decal on the nose section, will fly non-stop from Dulles International airport near Washington’s National Zoo, to Chengdu, China, with a small but significant payload – two giant pandas.

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A Boeing 777 made a safe emergency landing at Sea-Tac Airport after suffering an engine problem shortly after takeoff.

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Boeing has delivered the first 777 freighter to launch customer Air France Cargo.

The aircraft’s delivery was marked at a ceremony on the afternoon of 19 February at the Future of Flight Aviation Center and Boeing Tour near Paine Field.

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A second engine power loss on a Boeing 777 following one that caused a crash in London has resulted in a stronger recommendation from the manufacturer to avoid icing in fuel lines in extremely cold conditions.

The fuel temperature in more than 200 777s with Rolls-Royce Trent 800-series engines should not be allowed to remain at 14 degrees Fahrenheit (-10 degrees Celsius) or colder in flight after two hours, one hour less than previously advised, Boeing Co. told customers in a notice issued Jan. 29. After two hours, pilots are told to reduce altitude, which can result in slower air speeds and increased fuel consumption. No decision has been made on a mechanical fix or design change pending further investigation by the National Transportation Safety Board and British authorities, Verdier said.

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US National Transportation Safety Board said it is investigating an incident last month in which a Delta Air Lines 777-200ER experienced an “uncommanded engine rollback in the cruise phase of an intercontinental flight.” DL Flight 18 was over Montana en route from Shanghai to Atlanta on Nov. 26 at about 12:30 p.m. MST when the incident occurred to the No. 2 engine. The aircraft is powered by Rolls-Royce Trent 895s, the same type of engines that powered the British Airways 777 that crash landed at London Heathrow last January after it suffered a dual engine rollback on final approach.

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A report released by the British Air Accidents Investigation Branch reported that ice in the fuel triggered the British Airways 777 accident.

The British Air Accidents Investigation Branch warned that “immediate action” must be taken out to assess whether the problem which caused the Boeing 777 accident could affect other aircraft.

It also demanded that Boeing put in place new safety measures to ensure that planes travelling at high altitude in temperatures far below freezing do not suffer a potentially disastrous build up of ice in their fuel systems.

The recommendations were made in a report into the crash in January in which a BA 777 flying from Beijing crash landed short of the runway with 136 passengers and 16 crew on board.

One passenger suffered a broken leg and 12 others minor injuries in the worst aviation accident at Heathrow in more than 30 years.

There are nearly 700 Boeing 777s in service and they are one of the workhorses of the skies for long-haul flights.

They include 220 planes powered by the Rolls Royce Trent 800 engine involved in the Heathrow accident, currently operated by 11 airlines, including British Airways.

A report released by the British Air Accidents Investigation Branch reported that ice in the fuel triggered the British Airways 777 accident.

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