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Boeing 777-200LR Worldliner

Type (Muster)
Ultra long-range, high-capacity airliner (Großraumverkehrsflugzeug mit hoher Reichweite)

Country (Land)
USA (Vereinigte Staaten)

Manufacturer (Hersteller)
Boeing (Commercial Airplanes)
PO Box 3707
Seattle, WA 98124-2207
USA

Phone: 001-206/237-2121
Fax: 001-206/237-3544
Internet: www.boeing.com

General (Allgemeine Angaben)
Crew (Besatzung): 2 plus cabin crew
Passengers (Passagiere):
- 279 in two-class arrangement (42 first and 237 economy)
- 301 in typical three-class layout (16 first, 58 business, 227 economy)
Cargo capacity (Fracht): Six pallets and 14 LD-3 containers, plus bulk load. Total volume 160 cubic meters or 133,3 cubic meters when additional fuel tanks are used in the aft cargo compartment

Power plant (Antrieb): General Electric GE90-110B turbofan
Thrust (Schub): 489 kN (110100 lbs)

Dimensions (Abmessungen)
Length (Länge): 63,73 m
Height (Höhe): 18,61 m
Span (Spannweite): 64,77 m
Fuselage diameter (Rumpfdurchmesser): 6,19 m

Cabin width (Kabinenbreite): 5,86 m
Cabin length (Kabinenlänge) 49,10 m
Floor area (Bodenfläche): 279 sq m

Weights (Massen)
Operating weight empty (Einsatzleermasse): 154090 kg
Max. payload (max. Nutzlast): 63957 kg
Fuel (Kraftstoff): 181264 litres normal. 202270 litres (53440 US gal) with three optional tanks in the aft cargo compartment.
Max. zero fuel weight (max. Masse ohne Kraftstoff): 209110 kg
Max. taxi weight (max. Rollmasse): 341100 for the EVA and PIA aircraft
Max. take-off weight (max. Startmasse): 322055 kg – 347460 kg. EVA and PIA have opted for 340200 kg
Max. landing weight (max. Landemasse): 223170 kg

Performance (Flugleistungen)
Max cruise speed (max. Reisegeschwindigkeit): Mach 0.87
Typical cruise speed (typische Reisegeschwindigkeit): Mach 0.84 / 780 km/h
Typical curise altitude (typische Reiseflughöhe): 35000 ft (10670 m)
Range (Reichweite):
- 9420 NM (17446 km) with 301 passengers and auxiliary fuel tanks
- 8660 NM (16040 km) with standard tanks

Costs (Kosten)
In early 2005, the price of the 777-200LR was put at 215 to 230 million US-Dollars.
In 2002, the price of the 777-200LR was quoted by Boeing as 188 – 213 million US-Dollars.
Development cost for the 777-200LR/-300ER was put at two to three billion US-Dollars by analysts. General Electric will contribute to this.

Customers (Kunden)
At the time of the programme launch announcement on 29. February 2000, Boeing did not unveil any customer, and sales have remained thin so far. By November 2002, there were just two customers (PIA and EVA Air), but in the spring of 2005 Air Canada and Air India were added:

Air Canada: Number not known. An agreement for 18 777s, plus purchase rights for 18 more, in a yet-to-be-determined mix of 777-300ER, 777-200LR and 777 Freighter was announced on 25 April 2005. This order was cancelled in mid-2005 due to failure to find a deal with the pilot union. It was reinstated in a contract signed on 9 November 2005. Deliveries are to begin in 2007.
Air India: 5. Air India has announced its intention to purchase five 777-200LRs on 26 April 2005.
Emirates: 10. The UAE airline announced an order for 42 Boeing 777s on 20 November 2005 at the Dubai air show. Of these, 10 were 777-200LRs. Deliveries were to start in 2007.
EVA Air: 3. Ordered in June 2000, but delivery has been deferred to May 2006. In February 2005, some reports indicated that EVA Air is looking at cancelling the order and switching to other 777 variants.
Pakistan International: 2. Ordered in November 2002 for delivery in January 2006.
Qatar Airways: At the Paris Air Show in June 2005, Qatar Airways said that it wants to buy 20 Boeing 777-200LR and 777-300ER. No contract is finalised yet.

The company anticipates 500 to 600 sales of the long-range variants of the 777-200/-300

Competition (Konkurrenz)
Airbus A340-500

Remarks (Bemerkungen)
Boeing designed the 777 to fill the size gap between the 767 and the 747. To expand the family, it is offering new longer-range versions of both the -200 and -300 versions, which did get the X-designation during the study process. According to the company, the new additions to the 777 family are addressing the demand for more point-to-point services. The 777-200LR (longer range) in particular is offering the longest range of any commercial airliner in service. It allows airlines to service nonstop routes such as New York-Singapore and Los Angeles-Dubai at full passenger capacity and carry revenue cargo.
The 777-200LR/-300ER will be designed and tested to meet the stringent ETOPS requirements at service entry and comply with criteria for 207-minute operational approval.
Boeing claims that the seat-mile and trip costs of the 777-200LR are around 8 per cent below those of the Airbus A340-500. For fuel burn per seat, the aircraft would consume 21 per cent less than the Airbus A340-500 over a 3000 NM flight.
Among the changes of the 777-200LR from the basic -200 are:
- high-thrust GE90-110B engines, which are offered exclusively on this version, as well as on the 777-300LR. Also, the engine struts are revised.
- more crew rest space for the 14 to 18 hour long flights. Pilots have two business class seats and two rest bunks near the flight deck, accessed through a stairway. Flight attendants will be accommodated by four to 11 sleeping bunks and two business class seats in the back
- new main landing gear and strengthened nose gear. New wheels, tires and brakes
- wingtip extensions (1,98 m each), allowing more fuel
- strengthened body, wing and empennage
The 777-200LR will also serve as the platform for the Boeing 777 Freighter, the world's largest, most capable twin-engine freighter. Authority to offer the 777 Freighter was announced in November 2004.

History (Geschichte)
In 1997, Boeing went out to the marketplace to propose new variants of the 777. The aim was to offer more range, and the airlines demanded extreme performance here. So the 777-200X (now –200LR) went to 16328 kilometres, supporting 18-hour flights from New York to Kuala Lumpur or Dallas to Sydney.
The high take-off weights resulting from these requirements forced an important thrust increase, which in turn made development of new engine variants more expensive. According to Boeing, it became clear that a single-source engine supplier was needed. After a thorough evaluation, Boeing selected General Electric in July 1999. GE is apparently also contributing to 777 development costs.
After much hesitation, the Boeing board of directors authorized full production go-ahead for the 777-200LR/-300ER programme on 28. February 2000. This was in response to “strong market interest and customer commitment”, it was announced the next day in a joint press conference with General Electric, although no orders were revealed.
As EVA Air, for a long time the only customer, has pushed back its delivery for the 777-200LR from January 2004 to May 2006, Boeing was forced to freeze development work on the programme for 18 months in October 2001. At that time, 10 per cent of the design was complete.
Boeing resumed development of the ultra-long-range 777-200LR (Longer Range) in March 2003. The 50 per cent design release point was reached in February 2004. By the first half of July 2004, 90 percent of the design had been completed. "With over 3,000 engineering events released, program partners and suppliers around the world have begun manufacturing the first detailed parts," said Lars Andersen, Longer-Range 777 program manager. "
Assembly of the first 777-200LR (Longer Range) began on 27 September 2004. Workers took the first step in the major assembly process for the new 777 model by loading its 97-foot-long wing spar into a tool that automatically drills, measures and installs more than 5,000 fasteners into the spar. At that time, the roll out was predicted for February 2005 (instead of January), with flight-testing to start in March. First delivery was scheduled during the first quarter of 2006, to Pakistan International Airlines (PIA).
The three main sections of the first 777-200LR were joined in early December 2004 at the Everett plant.
On 15 February 2005, Boeing unveiled the first 777-200LR Worldliner at a celebration attended by more than 5,000 employees, airline representatives, suppliers, and government and community leaders. "This amazing airplane will connect virtually any two cities in the world with nonstop service,” said Alan Mulally, president and chief executive officer, Boeing Commercial Airplanes.
First flight was scheduled for early March, and flight-test employees were putting final touches on the systems they will use to monitor and evaluate the airplane. The seven-month flight-test program was scheduled to include approximately 300 hours of ground and 500 hours of flight testing.
The first 777-200LR Worldliner completed its first flight on March 8 and began a test program that will lead to its first delivery in January 2006. The newest 777 took off from Everett, Wash., Paine Field at 10 a.m. local time. After approximately three hours, it landed at 1:02 p.m. at Seattle's Boeing Field. Capts. Suzanna Darcy-Hennemann and Frank Santoni flew the airplane to an altitude of 15,000 feet (4,572 meters) and an air speed of 270 knots, or about 310 miles (500 kilometers) per hour, customary on a first flight.
Air Canada announced an agreement to renew the airline's wide-body fleet with up to 36 Boeing 777s on 25 April 2005. The agreement includes firm orders for 18 777s, plus purchase rights for 18 more, in a yet-to-be-determined mix of the newest 777 models: the 777-300ER, the 777-200LR Worldliner, and the 777 Freighter. Deliveries of the 777s begin next year.
On 26 April 2005 Air India announced its intention to purchase five 777-200LRs in an anticipated contract that also included 777-300ER and 787-8 airplanes.
The second 777-200LR (WD002) made its maiden flight at the end of May 2005.
On 10 June 2005, the 777-200LR (actualy WD002) completed its first intercontinental flight, arriving at the Le Bourget, France, airport for the 46 th Paris Air Show. Earlier in the week, the 777-200LR kicked off its "Going the Distance" tour, incorporating 24 cities around the globe. Among the cities visited were Singapore, Islamabad, Beijing, Dubai, Sydney, Hong Kong, Mumbai, London, Mexico City, New Delhi, Taipei, Doha and Newark. During the 61-day world tour the 777-200LR flew a distance of more than 70,000 nautical miles (129,640 kilometers); made 38 separate flights, and visited 17 countries. Return to Seattle was on 7 August.
Boeingestablished a new world record for distance traveled nonstop by a commercial airplane when a Boeing 777-200LR Worldliner landed at London Heathrow Airport on 10 November 2005 at 1:30 p.m. GMT. The aircraft flew 11,664 nautical miles (21,601 km) during its 22-hour 42-minute flight that left Hong Kong flying eastbound at 10.30 p.m. of November 9, flying over the North Pacific Ocean, across North America, and then over the mid-north Atlantic Ocean. The distance set by the 777-200LR is farther than any previous commercial jetliner has flown and exceeds a distance of more than halfway around the world. For an airplane its size and class, the 777-200LR replaces the distance record set by a 747-400 in 1989 that flew 9,200 nautical miles (17,039 km) nonstop from London to Sydney. Also, the 777-200LR exceeded the distance traveled by a 777-200ER (Extended Range) that flew 10,823 nautical miles (20,044 km) from Seattle to Kuala Lumpur in 1997.
Certification by the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration and Europe's Joint Aviation Authority was expected during the fourth quarter of 2005, but it was only on 2 February 2006 that Boeing announced that the 777-200LR Worldliner was approved to enter into passenger service. Two 777-200LR flight test airplanes had completed 886 flight hours on 328 flights, and 318 ground test hours.
The first 777-200LR Worldliner is to be delivered to Pakistan International Airlines in February 2006 instead of January.

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Last updated 3 February 2006

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