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Boeing 777-200ER (777-236ER)

B777-27491Active

RegistrationGBG-RAES

Aircraft existence documentedby a freely licensed photograph

OperatorBritish Airways

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3incidents

0accidents

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Boeing 777-200ER (777-236ER) built in 1997 in Everett. Operates for British Airways.

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Old · 29 years · ≈ 130,500 flight hours (approx.)

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Technical data

ManufacturerBoeing

Engines2× 2 x GE GE90-85B

PropulsionTurbofan

Seats235 (F8 · C49 · W40 · Y138)

First flight1997

Built inEverett, Washington (EE. UU.)

Country of registrationReino Unido

OwnerSpeedbird

MSN27491

Hex / ICAO 24-bit4005C1

VerificationExistence documented by a freely licensed photograph by Alan Wilson showing this registration on a 777-236(ER)

The model · Boeing 777

Figures for the 777-300ER variant, the most representative of the family · it is 70% the length of a football pitch

Length73.9 m242 ft

Wingspan64.8 m213 ft

Height18.5 m61 ft

Range13,649 km7,370 NMWith a typical passenger load

Cruise speed892 km/h482 ktMach 0.84

Service ceiling13,100 m42,979 ftIt flies above Everest (1.5 times its height)

Maximum take-off weight351,534 kg774,999 lb

Maximum payload183,705 kg405,000 lbIts 396 passengers with baggage would weigh about 39.6 t; the rest is fuel and cargo

Typical capacity396 passengersUp to 550 in a high-density layout

Endurance15 h 18 minAt cruise speed, non-stop

With its 13,649 km range, from London it could fly non-stop as far as:

SCLSantiago11,653 km EZEBuenos Aires (Ezeiza)11,137 kmSINSingapore10,883 km LIMLima10,150 km HKGHong Kong9,630 km

Beyond its rangeSYDSydney (Mascot)17,021 km

The type first flew in 1994 (32 years ago) · About 1,750 units built · Still in production

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Seating layout

8First

49Business

40Premium

138Economy

235 seats in total

Airports

Airports of the airlines that have operated it

1997–2026British Airways network of its widebody aircraft

Base

LHRLondon

Main destinations

LGWLondon MADMadrid ORDChicago JFKNew York MIAMiami ANUOsbourn CDGParis (Roissy-en-France, Val-d'Oise)DFWDallas-Fort Worth BCNBarcelona FCORome NASNassau

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Aircraft chronology

1997

Built

Assembled by Boeing in Everett, Washington (USA).

May 30, 1997

Delivered to The Boeing Company

Delivered to The Boeing Company as G-VIII.

Jun 10, 1997

Transferred to British Airways

Transferred to British Airways.

Dec 27, 2012

Incident

On December 27, 2012, the Boeing 777-236(ER) aircraft (registration G-RAES), operated by British Airways, was involved in an incident. Source: British Airways.

Source: British Airways

Mar 6, 2015

Incident

On March 6, 2015, the Boeing 777-236(ER) aircraft (registration G-RAES), operated by British Airways, was involved in an incident. Source: the AAIB (United Kingdom).

Source: AAIB

Apr 19, 2024

Incident at London

On April 19, 2024, the Boeing 777 aircraft (registration G-RAES), operated by British Airways, was involved in an incident at London (United Kingdom) due to an abrupt manoeuvre in cruise, leaving 2 injured. Source: the NTSB (United States).

Source: NTSB

Operators

1997-05-30

The Boeing Company

Registration G-VIII

1997-06-10

British Airways

Registration G-RAES

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