The Boeing 777, commonly referred to as the Triple Seven, is a long-range wide-body airliner developed and manufactured by Boeing Commercial Airplanes. It is the world's largest twinjet.
The 777 was designed to bridge the gap between Boeing's other wide body airplanes, the twin-engined 767 and quad-engined 747, and to replace older DC-10s. Developed in consultation with eight major airlines, with an order from United Airlines.
The 777 entered service with the launch customer, in 1995. Longer range variants were launched in 2000, and were first delivered in 2004. It can accommodate a ten–abreast seating layout and has a typical 3-class capacity of 301 to 368 passengers, with a range of 9,700 to 15,840 km.