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Halfway There: Boeing Completes 50 Percent Of Design Work For 777 Freighter

Suppliers May Now Begin To Make Parts, Tooling

Engineers at Boeing told ANN Monday the planemaker recently completed 50 percent of the design for the upcoming 777 Freighter. The completion of this work means half of the detailed design of the 777 Freighter is defined and has been released to Boeing factories and its suppliers to begin building parts, assemblies and tools for the new cargo airplane.

"The 777 Freighter team has done a tremendous job working with our customers and program partners to define what will be the world's most capable twin-engine freighter," said Kim Pastega, deputy program manager and engineering leader, 777 Freighter Program, Boeing Commercial Airplanes. "We are seeing strong market acceptance for the 777 Freighter, along with a growing cargo market around the world. We have a broad set of customers for the new airplane that includes traditional cargo operators, airlines and leasing companies."

Boeing is on schedule to complete the detailed design work and is on track to meet its commitments for the 777 Freighter's performance capabilities, Pastega said.

As ANN reported, Boeing launched the 777 Freighter in May 2005 with an order from Air France for five freighters. Boeing continues to work closely with Air France and other customers to complete the new cargo airplane's design.

"We have been pleased with the strong partnership we have had with Boeing throughout the development of the 777 Freighter," said Pierre Vellay, vice president of New Aircraft and Corporate Fleet Planning, Air France. "We look forward to introducing this new airplane into our cargo fleet that will increase our business performance with its fuel efficiency."

The first 777 Freighter will be delivered to Air France in the fourth quarter of 2008. To date, Boeing has 71 orders for the 777 Freighter from 11 customers, including Air France, Avion Group, Emirates, FedEx Express, Qatar Airways, Guggenheim Aviation Partners, Korean Air, GE Commercial Aviation Services, Oak Hill Capital Partners and two unidentified customers.

Based on the 777-200LR (Longer Range) passenger plane, the 777 Freighter will provide more capacity than any other twin-engine freighter and the lowest trip cost of any large freighter, according to Boeing. The 777 Freighter has a revenue payload capability of 229,000 lbs and a range of 4,885 nautical miles with a full payload and general cargo market densities, making it the longest-range twin-engine freighter available.

The 777 Freighter is designed to complement 747 cargo operations with the ability to transfer shipments directly between the two airplanes. The main cargo door of the 777 Freighter will be sized to accommodate 10-foot-high (three-meter) pallets for easy interlining with 747 freighters --the plane type that makes up about half of the world's freighter capacity.

FMI: www.boeing.com

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