Boeing Statement on China Southern's Commitment to buy 10 Boeing 777-300ERs
Seattle: February 28, 2012 – Boeing [NYSE: BA] announced today that China Southern Airlines has agreed to buy 10 Boeing 777-300ERs, as the airline plans to expand its capacity to meet growing demand in Asia-Pacific and China.
“We’re very pleased that China Southern, which has been a staunch 777 supporter from the very beginning of the program, has once again selected the 777-300ER to serve its passengers and to deliver value to its bottom line,” said Ihssane Mounir, vice president, Sales, Boeing Commercial Airplanes.
The Boeing 777 is the world's most successful twin-engine, long-haul airplane. The 777-300ER extends the 777 family's span of capabilities, bringing twin-engine efficiency and reliability to the long-range market. The airplane carries 365 passengers up to 7,930 nautical miles (14,685 km).
Boeing incorporated several performance enhancements for the 777-300ER, extending its range and payload capabilities. Excellent performance during flight testing, combined with engine efficiency improvements and design changes that reduce drag and airplane weight, contributed to the increased capability.
The agreement requires Chinese Government approval, and Boeing looks forward to working with China Southern Airlines, a long-time valued customer, to obtain approval. Once approval is attained, the order will be posted to Boeing's Orders & Deliveries Website.
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China Southern Airlines is an airline headquartered in Baiyun District, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, People's Republic of China company keyperson as Chairman is Si Xianmin
and President is Tan Wangeng. It is the world's sixth-largest airline measured by passengers carried, and Asia's largest airline in terms of both fleet size and passengers carried, also the fourth-largest airline in the world in domestic passenger traffic and the sixth-largest in scheduled domestic passenger-kilometres flown. From its main hubs at Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport and Beijing Capital International Airport, the airline flies to 121 destinations using a fleet of 422 aircraft.
China Southern Airlines was established on 1 July 1988 following the restructuring of the Civil Aviation Administration of China. Since then, the airline acquired and merged with a number of domestic airlines, becoming one of China's "Big Three" airlines (alongside Air China and China Eastern Airlines). China Southern Airlines is a member of SkyTeam. The airlines's logo is a red kapok on a blue vertical tail fin.
In 2010, China Southern Airlines carried 76.5 million domestic and international passengers with an average load factor of 79.2%. The airline reported a net profit of CNY5.8 billion ($883 million) in 2010.
China Southern Airlines Boeing 777-200ER (B-2062) landing at NRT/RJAA (Tokyo - (Tokyo - Narita Int'l Airport in Japan) on runway 16L.
Date: Jun. 12, 2010.
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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China Southern Airlines Hubs are Beijing Capital, International Airport, Chongqing Jiangbei, International Airport, Guangzhou Baiyun, International Airport, Ürümqi Diwopu, and International Airport which the main focus cities are Changchun Longjia International Airport, Changsha Huanghua International Airport, Dalian Zhoushuizi International Airport, Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport, Jieyang Chaoshan Airport, Shenyang Taoxian International Airport, Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport, Wuhan Tianhe International Airport, and Zhengzhou Xinzheng International Airport.
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.
Sources:Boeing, Youtube, wikipedia, yahoo news, China International news, Airwise, and China Southern Airlines catch4all.com,
Sandra Englund, , February 28th, 2012
