The company’s website now lists the 777-8, 777-8 Freighter and 777-9 as having more range than previously marketed.
Boeing has increased the advertised range of its 777-8 and 777-9 widebody jets, adding hundreds of miles to the figures.
The manufacturer’s website now puts the range of the passenger-configured 777-8 at “up to 9,500nm” (17,594km), a 755nm bump from the 8,745nm figure it previously listed for the jet.
Similarly, Boeing now says the 777-9 has range “up to 8,000nm”, up from the prior 7,285nm figure.
Same goes for the 777-8 Freighter, which Boeing previously advertised as capable of flying 4,410nm but now says can operate 5,000nm.
The airframer is working to deliver the first variant of the 777X family, the 777-9, next year. It aims to introduce the 777-8F about two years later and then to bring the passenger 777-8 to market.
Boeing’s website also now shows different passenger capacities, and now lists passenger counts in ranges. The 777-8 can accommodate 350-425 passengers in two classes, compared to a previous figure of 395, while the 777-9 can carry 375-450 passengers in two classes, changed from 426.
The 777-9’s maximum take-off weight (MTOW) appears unchanged, listed at 387t – the same figure cited in a Boeing 2017 technical document. The website puts the 777-8’s MTOW at 402t. It is unclear if that figure has been recently adjusted.
Why Boeing changed the figures remains unclear and the company does not respond to a request for information.
But Boeing’s website nods to a competitive component, saying, the “777X has more range capability” than Airbus’ competing A350-1000.
The A350 family most-closely matches the 777X’s specifications, though the European jets have reduced MTOWs.
Airbus says the A350-900, with a 283t MTOW, can carry 300-350 passengers in three classes, with 8,500nm maximum range, while the A350-1000 has a 322t MTOW and can carry 350-410 passengers on flights up to 9,100nm.
But Airbus stands to achieve a distance bump with its A350-1000ULR. That aircraft will have a 324t MTOW and nearly 10,000nm of range, Airbus says.
The European airframer developed the jet with Qantas, which aims to operate it between London and Sydney under the “Project Sunrise” effort.
Airbus is now flight testing the A350-1000ULR and Qantas plans to begin operating the type on London-Sydney flights in October 2027.
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