First Boeing 777 jetliner retires to Arizona air and space museum
Sep 25, 2018, 2:08 PM | Updated: 2:09 pm
PHOENIX – The very first Boeing 777 jetliner has carried its last passenger and is retiring in Arizona.
The airplane, which made its first flight on June 12, 1994, was donated by Boeing and Cathay Pacific to the Pima Air & Space Museum in Tucson.
“We are thrilled to partner with Cathay on this donation to the museum as a way to share the remarkable story of the Boeing 777 for years come,” Boeing Commercial Airplanes President and CEO Kevin McAllister said in a press release.
The 777-200, which was registered as B-HNL, was part of the Cathay Pacific fleet from 2000 until it was taken out of service this year, according to a Boeing news release.
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It flew from Hong Kong to Tucson last week to be displayed permanently at the museum, joining a collection of more than 350 aircraft.
“As the world’s very first 777, B-HNL holds a very special place in the history of both our airline and that of commercial aviation,” Cathay Pacific Chief Executive Officer Rupert Hogg said in the release.
“And we are very pleased it will soon bring enjoyment to enthusiasts at its new home in Arizona.”
