Boeing, Announce Order for Three 77-300ERs Order includes purchase rights for three additional 777-300ERs
Boeing 777-300ER TAAG: Virtual 2011 Video Oficial / TAAG Virtual 2011 Official Video.
LUANDA, Angola, April 2, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Boeing (NYSE: BA) and Angola flag carrier TAAG Linhas Aereas de Angola (Angola Airlines) today finalized an order for three additional 777-300ER (Extended Range) airplanes. The order, valued at $895 million at list prices, also includes purchase rights for three additional 777-300ERs.
"Boeing and TAAG share a strong partnership dating back more than 37 years. We continue to build on that relationship to ensure we share the next 35 years together," said Van Rex Gallard, vice president of Sales for Africa, Latin America, and Caribbean, Boeing Commercial Airplanes. "TAAG operates an all-Boeing fleet and adding three more 777s to its fleet will help TAAG continue to meet its growing demand with products designed for passenger comfort and airline profitability."
Aviation growth throughout the African continent continues to outpace the world average as more people fly to and from Africa. Angola's economy continues to grow at a rapid pace and with that growth comes more demand for air travel.
"As we prepare our airline to meet increased demand for travel to and from Angola, adding three more Boeing 777-300ERs to our current fleet of five 777s will keep us well positioned as one of Africa's leading airlines," said TAAG Chairman Dr. Antonio Luis Pimentel Araujo. "Our customers prefer the comfort of the Boeing airplanes, particularly the 777, and we are proud to add more of what our customers want to our fleet."
TAAG will continue to grow its route network by using the new airplanes for route expansion including direct routes to Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paulo, Brazil, Lisbon and Oporto, Portugal and other European destinations. TAAG currently operates three 777-200ERs and two 777-300ERs from Luanda, Angola to Lisbon ten times weekly, to Beijing once a week, to Dubai twice weekly, to Sao Paulo four times a week and to Rio de Janeiro three times weekly.
"The addition of these airplanes to TAAG's fleet will further position our national flag carrier to effectively compete with all the foreign carriers that want to serve the Angola market," said Dr. Augusto da Silva Tomas, Minister of Transports. "TAAG's fleet will thus be a critical component of Angola's transportation network and a major contributor to the Angolan economy as a critical foreign revenue earner to our growing economy."
The Boeing 777-300ER is 19 percent lighter than its closest competitor, greatly reducing its fuel requirement. It produces 22 percent less carbon dioxide per seat and costs 20 percent less to operate per seat. The 777-300ER has a maximum range of 7,930 nautical miles (14,685 km). TAAG will configure its 777-300ERs to carry 293 passengers in a three class configuration.
TAAG Angola Airlines was founded in 1938 and is based in Luanda - Angola's capital city. TAAG is dedicated to expanding its services and improving the customer experience by acquiring state-of-the-art airplanes, improving its booking system and instituting a customer loyalty program.
[FS2004 HD] TAAG 777-300ER Taxi & Departure from São Paulo-Guarulhos
Boeing 777-300ER da TAAG D2-TEG.
TAAG Angola Airlines (Portuguese: Linhas Aéreas de Angola), is the flag carrier of Angola. The airline is based in Luanda. It operates domestic services within Angola, as well as medium-haul services in Africa and long-haul services to Brazil, Cuba and Portugal.
TAAG is an acronym for Transportes Aéreos Angolanos. The company is wholly owned by the Angolan government, and is the sole owner of Angola Air Charter.
2006 - At the 11 hours and 11 minutes of November 11, TAAG and city of Luanda receive 5 new airplanes: 3 Boeing 737-700NG and 2 Boeing 777-200E. This day is registered in the history of world aviation, as the Boeing 777-200ER broke a world record in the inaugural flight from Seattle to Luanda, as they flew for 16 hours and 40 seconds without refueling. A manufacturers' record was also broken, as this was the first time five new aircraft were delivered at once. In 2008 Acquisition of the third Boeing 777-200ER. 2009
TAAG was awarded the IOSA certification from IATA. In 2010,TAAG allowed to resume its commercial operations to the entire european airspace with its modern fleet of Boeing 777 and 737.
The 777-300ER ("ER" for Extended Range) is the B-market version of the −300. It features raked and extended wingtips, a new main landing gear, reinforced nose gear, and extra fuel tanks. The −300ER also has a strengthened fuselage, wings, empennage, and engine attachments.
The standard GE90-115B turbofans are the world's most powerful jet engines in service, with a maximum thrust of 115,300 lbf (513 kN). The maximum range is 7,930 nautical miles (14,690 km), made possible due to a higher MTOW along with the increased fuel capacity. The −300ER can fly approximately 34 percent farther than the −300 with a full load of passengers and cargo. Following flight testing, the implementation of engine, wing, and weight modifications produced an added 1.4 percent reduction in fuel consumption.
You can see the differences between the 777-300ER and 777-300 specification:
Boeing 777 Series Unit cost estimated price is as the follow:
777-200ER: US$232.3 million 777-200LR:
US$262.4 million 777-300ER:
US$284.1 million
A Singapore Airlines 777-300ER The first −300ER was delivered to Air France on April 29, 2004. The −300ER ranks as the best-selling 777 variant, having surpassed the −200ER in September 2010, and since its launch the model has been a primary driver of the twinjet's sales past the rival A340. As of March 2011, −300ER deliveries to 24 different customers totaled 272, with 220 unfilled orders. Operators had 237 aircraft in service as of July 2010. The −300ER's direct Airbus competitor is the A340-600HGW.
You can see The Boeing 777/300ER Putting together fast motion via youtube movie (EVA Air Evergreen group):
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TAAG ordered 3 Boeing 777s: April 5th, 2012: unidentified customer orders 3 777s
As of January 2012, Boeing 777−300ER deliveries to 24 different customers totaled 318, with 283 unfilled orders. Operators had 281 aircraft in service as of July 2011. On February 28th, 2012, China Southern Airliner made commitment to buy 10 777-300ERs. According to Reuters, as of April 5th, 2012, Boeing received order additional 3 777s from unidentified customer.
TAAG vision is to be the company leading the modernization of air transport and associated services in Angola, through an operation that is reliable and financially sustainable and promote the image of Angola in the world.
