Emirates to take delivery of Boeing’s 1,000th 777

Aircraft manufacturer Boeing is nearing the milestone of its 1,000th B777, with Emirates set to take delivery of the aircraft in March next year. Boeing says assembly of the B777-300ER aircraft has commenced at Boeing’s factory in Everett, with a ceremony held to mark the start of production. Emirates currently has 95 B777 aircraft in its fleet, the most of any carrier, and the milestone aircraft will be the airline’s 102nd 777 when it is delivered next year. United Airlines was the launch customer for the twin-engine B777 back in 1995, and Boeing has taken a total of 1,295 orders for the aircraft from 64 carriers. For more information visit boeing.com, emirates.com.