EVERETT, Wash., Nov. 7, 2011 – Boeing [NYSE: BA] delivered its 50th 777 Freighter today to FedEx Express. This is FedEx’s 16th 777 Freighter; it is the largest 777 Freighter operator.
With 114 ordered by 16 customers, the 777 Freighter has flown more than 260,000 hours and is in use 12 hours per day since it entered service in February 2009. The freighter continues to have a near-perfect record of on-time takeoff and landings with a 99.3 percent dispatch reliability.
Pictured here the FedEx 777 Freighter takes off from Paine Field in Everett.
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Contact: Debbie Heathers
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