B-HNL
| B-HNL | |
|---|---|
| B-HNL approaching Hong Kong International Airport on 4 August 2011 | |
| General information | |
| Type | Boeing 777-267 |
| Manufacturer | Boeing |
| Registration | B-HNL N7771 (former) |
| Flights | 20519 |
| Total hours | 49687 |
| History | |
| Manufactured | 9 April 1994 |
| First flight | 12 June 1994 |
| In service | 1994–2018 |
| Last flight | 18 September 2018 |
| Preserved at | Pima Air & Space Museum in Tucson, Arizona, United States |
| Fate | On display |
B-HNL is a Boeing 777-200 aircraft that was built by Boeing Commercial Airplanes as the prototype of the 777. It rolled off the assembly line, originally registered as N7771, on 9 April 1994 and first flew on 12 June. It then spent 11 months in flight testing and certification and on 19 April 1995, the aircraft type was certified by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the European Joint Aviation Authorities (JAA) with United Airlines being its launch customer. After six years in Boeing's test fleet, it was briefly placed in storage, but then refurbished for sale to Cathay Pacific and re-registered as B-HNL. It was retired 18 years later, performing its final flight on 18 September 2018 to the Pima Air & Space Museum where it was placed on static display.