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Worldliner: an in record 777

Hong Kong, China - The aircraft is trying to achieve the objective concerning the longest commercial flying trip from Chinese territory to London-Heathrow Airport

Fying for 23 hours on a 20,300 km distance: this is the record that the Boeing 777-200LR (Longer Range) is about to set today in flight from Hong Kong to London-Heathrow. There are some 35 persons on board the airliner: members from its maker, General Electric (which produced the GE90-115B turbofans equipping the airplane), journalists and representatives from the "Guinnes Book of Records" together...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 130614
Rome, Italy, 11/09/2005 12:32
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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