British Airways took delivery of the first of four new Boeing 777-300ER aircraft yesterday. It touched down at Heathrow in the morning after a flight from the Boeing factory in Everett. The new aircraft will feature an improved – but not radically different – First Suite seat.

• Currently, British Airways operated 12 wide-body long-haul aircraft Boeing 777-300ER. British Airways operate these on routes to Asia and North America. British Airways took part in the design of the aircraft with Boeing, and is today one of the world’s largest operator of the type.
• Note that British Airways flies more than one version of the 777. There are four classes on this transatlantic aircraft, but BA also has a 3-class configuration. This aircraft type is based from London Heathrow. Seats A,C,D,E,F,H, and K in World Traveller Economy Class have underseat entertainment storage boxes.

This is a rear facing window business class seat in a ridiculously designed Club world section. You sit facing your seat mate and although there is a plastic screen, the crew bring it down every time they want to serve you food or drinks so you're often eye to eye with a stranger. The seat is not a pod, it has a foot rest you bring down which when you elongate your seat provides the lay flat scenario. It also means you have to climb over your neighbor's foot rest to get into the aisle. If you are short like me you could likely end up hitting his feet or tripping and sitting on his feet as you try to climb over. Flight crew were young and particularly supercillious on this trip, being more interested in telling ordering you about than being hospitable. Our dinner was served with all courses on the tray including wine, water, salad, main course, dessert and bread...where is the choice of bread, the wine poured from a bottle, dessert coming after dinner tray is removed...on other airlines, that's where. All that was missing was cling film wrapping and it could have been a lunchable box. The chicken tikka was nice though. Breakfast was a choice of egg and cheese triangle or peameal bacon sandwich. I only knew it was egg from the menu, it tasted awful. The croissant was dry but I ate it as I needed to eat something. My companion had the bacon sandwich and couldn't eat more than a mouthful. What has happened to BA. Is it the Toronto route? I last flew business on the New York/LHR route and it was much better..though the ridiculous seating design was the same.

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G-ZZZA is the oldest Boeing 777 of any variant in the British Airways main fleet. If not for the Boeing 747-400 models, this Boeing 777-200 would be the oldest in the entire fleet. We photographed this B772 on April 17, 2019 while plane spotting at Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ).

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G-ZZZA

G-ZZZA performed its first flight on February 2, 1995 and the Boeing 777-236 was delivered to British Airways on May 20, 1996. The airliner is configured for a maximum total of 216 passengers. There are 17 first class seats, 48 more in business class, 24 seats in premium economy and 127 economy class seats.

This is just one of three Boeing 777-200 models in the British Airways fleet (others are similar, like the Boeing 777-200ER and Boeing 777-200LR). It is the oldest by date of manufacture. However, G-ZZZC was delivered before G-ZZZA.

On March 19, 2019, less than a month before the above photos were taken, G-ZZZA had some problems on a flight bound for London, England from New York City. The flight was to go from New York’s JFK Airport to London Heathrow.

However, about 420 miles past St. John’s, Newfoundland, a cargo smoke indication was received. It was decided to divert to St. John’s, landing safely an hour and a half later.

A replacement Boeing 777-200, G-VIIJ, was brought in from England to take the passengers on the rest of their journey. There was no trace of fire, heat or smoke and it was determined that the fire warning detector was faulty. As a result, the detector was replaced, along with two fire extinguishers.

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Boeing 777-200

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The Boeing 777-200 was the first variant in the Boeing 777 family. The aircraft performed its maiden flight on June 12, 1994 and was introduced with launch customer United Airlines on June 7, 1995. Just 88 of this variant were delivered, with the last coming in 2007. United Airlines led the way with 22 deliveries, 19 of which are still in service.

The direct competitor to the Airbus A330-300 has a length of 63.73 metres or 209 feet and a wingspan of 60.93 metres or 200 feet. At the tail, the airliner stands 18.5 metres or 61 feet in height.

The flight range for the Boeing 777-200 is 9,700 kilometres. This pales in comparison to the Boeing 777-200ER at 13,080 KM and the Boeing 777-200LR which has an amazing range of 15,843 KM.

British Airways

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British Airways was created in 1974 with the merging of four airlines: British Overseas Airways, British European Airways, Cambrian Airways and Northeast Airlines. In 2011, British Airways merged with Iberia. The airline is headquartered in Waterside, Harmondsworth, England and is a founding member of the Oneworld Alliance.

The airline has more than 275 aircraft flying to over 180 destinations around the world. Leading the fleet are 12 Airbus A380-800 aircraft and over 30 Boeing 747-400 models. The most numerous in the fleet is currently the Airbus A320-200.

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