What type of aircraft was used for BOAC flight 777-A?
BOAC Flight 777
BOAC Flight 777-A was a scheduled British Overseas Airways Corporation civilian airline flight from Portela Airport in Lisbon, Portugal to Whitchurch Airport near Bristol, England. On 1 June 1943, the Douglas DC-3 serving the flight was attacked by eight German Junkers Ju 88 fighter planes and crashed into the Bay of Biscay, killing all 17 on board. There were several notable passengers, among them actor Leslie Howard.
Rolls-Royce Trent 800
Testing of the Trent 800 began in September 1993, and certification was achieved in January 1995.
The first Boeing 777 with Trent 800 engines flew in May 1995, and entered service with Thai Airways International on 31 March 1996. 180 minutes ETOPS approval was granted by the FAA on 10 October 1996.
Initially Rolls-Royce had difficulty selling their engine: British Airways, traditionally a Rolls-Royce customer, submitted a large order for General Electric's competing GE90 engine. The breakthrough came when the company won orders from Singapore Airlines, a staunch Pratt & Whitney customer, for its 34 Boeing 777s; this was soon followed by large North American orders from American Airlines and Delta Air Lines for their 777 fleets. British Airways announced in September 1998 that it was returning to Rolls-Royce for its second batch of 777s, and did so again in April 2007. The Trent 800 has a 41% share of the engine market on the 777 variants for which it is available. Rolls-Royce Trent 800s are now commonly used on the Boeing 777 series. Many major airlines such as Air New Zealand, British Airways, American Airlines, and Kenya Airways now operate Boeing 777s with Trent 800s on a regular schedule.