10 Most Commonly Sold Commercial Jets to Airlines

3.Boeing 777

Delivered: 1,340; On firm order: 541; Total sales: 1,881

The world’s largest twin-engine commercial jet, Boeing 777 was introduced in 1994. Its seating capacity varying from 314 to 451 passengers and long range with the fuel economy of a twin-engine plane made it very popular for transoceanic flights among airlines. It is the most commonly sold wide-body commercial jet in the world, with total sales of 1881 planes. The latest version is 777X, planned to enter production in 2020. 777-200LR holds the record for the world’s longest non-stop passenger flight, flying without stops 21,602 km from Hong Kong to London on the eastward route. The flight lasted 22 hours and 22 minutes. The current version, 777-300ER, costs $320.2 million. Boeing 777 is operated by 76 airlines, with emirates being the biggest with 144 planes in its fleet.