As fuel efficiency becomes a growing priority in commercial aviation, many passengers and aviation enthusiasts find themselves asking: just how efficient is the Boeing 777? Specifically, how many ...

In one of India's worst airline tragedies in recent years, a London-bound Air India flight with 242 people on board, ...

The USAF Chief of Staff posted a graphic featuring the Boeing F-47 stating the aircraft will be in service in the 2025-2029 timeframe with 185+ units planned. Chief of Staff General David Allvin ...

"Incident 5 May 2025 at SFO when the aircraft was involved in a ground collision with another United Airlines Boeing 777-300ER, N2747U. The right winglet of N2747U collided with left winglet of ...

Winglets are used by airlines for a good reason ... planes and why you won't find them on large aircraft like the Boeing 777. Newer models, like the 777F, use raked wingtips rather than ...

The Boeing Business Jet (opposite ... why don't all airplanes have them? Because winglets are a tradeoff: In the highly visible case of the 777, an airplane with exceptionally long range, the ...

There are other types of winglets we didn't cover here. Also, aircraft like the Boeing 777 and 787 lack winglets. Adding winglets would have made the 777 too large for some airports, while Boeing ...

The Boeing 787 Dreamliner, some Boeing 777s and the Boeing 747-8 all have raked wingtips, not winglets. The raked wingtips of the Boeing 777 (Image courtesy of Chad Slattery, modified by the author) ...

Winglets Key To Performance Improvements on the MAX McDonnell ... and engine challenges. On the 777, Boeing is once again adding more efficient engines to the jet and to their credit have introduced a ...

The first Boeing 777 took flight in 1994 with airlines purchasing it for service in '95. Meanwhile, Airbus didn't get its A350 prototype off the ground until 2013, giving it a technological edge ...

Emirates has been most forthcoming with the padding, with comfort aided by foldable headrest winglets and raised ... which is operated by a Boeing 777-300. This is a mammoth aircraft, but is ...

The airplane manufacturer said it had discovered problems with a key part of the 777-9, a large plane designed for long flights that had already been delayed by years. By Niraj Chokshi Boeing said ...