Originally Posted by
Dave Fitzgerald
All good points. Who knows when Boeing will get their act together and actually build some planes.
One small point. Our oldest 777 is 777UA. It was part of the flight test fleet and built in 1994. It was always a UAL plane, but delivery was delayed while it was still in flight test. The airworthiness certifcate says 1995, that was when Boeing delivered it to UAL. So, 777UA is the oldest 777 flying.
I had actually heard 774UA was the oldest and was the one held back for testing etc while the ceremonial delivery (777UA) made the first revenue passenger flights etc. I could wrong. I took a very early/junior captain bid on this fleet last summer so as not to miss having the opportunity to fly these two aircraft before their retirement. I remember being a senior in HS when these were doing flight testing.