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Boeing 777

The Boeing 777 is a large twin-engine, twin-aisle (wide-body) long-haul jet, in service since 1995.

Representative photo of a Boeing 777
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On the US register358
Valid registrations358
Median age19 years
NTSB records since 1998205

How old is the US fleet?

Age of US-registered Boeing 777 aircraft, in years0255074990–4: 20 aircraft0–45–9: 48 aircraft5–910–14: 38 aircraft10–1415–19: 37 aircraft15–1920–24: 28 aircraft20–2425–29: 99 aircraft25–2930–34: 13 aircraft30–34
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Age (years)Aircraft
0–420
5–948
10–1438
15–1937
20–2428
25–2999
30–3413

Ages from the year of manufacture in the FAA registry. Age alone says little about safety: aircraft are maintained on FAA-approved programs, and older airplanes flown by US airlines must also pass extra FAA aging-airplane inspections and records reviews at set intervals (14 CFR 121.1105).

Most common variants

777-222
52
777-223
49
777F
47
777-FS2
24
777-300ER
24
777-224
22
777-323ER
20
777-36NER
14

Public NTSB records mentioning this type

The NTSB database lists 205 records involving a Boeing 777 since 1998: 71 classified as accidents and 134 as incidents.

Records per year (last 10 years)

NTSB records per year involving the Boeing 7770481317’16: 12 records’16’17: 11 records’17’18: 9 records’18’19: 5 records’19’20: 5 records’20’21: 9 records’21’22: 14 records’22’23: 17 records’23’24: 17 records’24’25: 11 records’25’26: 7 records’26
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YearNTSB records
201612
201711
20189
20195
20205
20219
202214
202317
202417
202511
20267
Please read this before comparing numbers. These are raw counts of NTSB records, not rates. Types that are more numerous, fly more hours, or are used for training naturally appear more often. Counts include minor events and events with no injuries, and can't be used to compare the safety of one type with another. SafelyAboard does not rate or score aircraft. Records also include some events outside the US that the NTSB took part in.

Boeing 777: common questions

How many Boeing 777 aircraft are registered in the US?

The FAA registry lists 358 aircraft matching the Boeing 777, of which 358 have a valid registration. That includes aircraft registered to airlines, lessors and other owners.

How old is the typical Boeing 777 in the US?

The median age, from the year of manufacture in the FAA registry, is about 19 years. Age alone says little about safety: aircraft are maintained on FAA-approved programs, and older airplanes flown by US airlines must also pass extra FAA aging-airplane inspections and records reviews at set intervals (14 CFR 121.1105).

How can I tell if my flight is on a Boeing 777?

Your airline's app or booking usually shows the aircraft type. At the gate, you can read the tail number (on US aircraft it starts with N) and look it up on SafelyAboard. Airlines can swap aircraft, so check again on the day.

Is the Boeing 777 safe?

SafelyAboard doesn't rate or compare aircraft types. The NTSB record counts on this page depend heavily on how many aircraft exist and how much they fly, so they can't be used to compare safety. For the bigger picture, see our explainer on how safe flying is overall.

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583 US-registered

Boeing 787 Dreamliner

214 US-registered

Airbus A330

154 US-registered

Airbus A350

42 US-registered

Data: FAA Releasable Aircraft Database (file dated 2026-10-16) and NTSB aviation accident database, refreshed 2026-10-17 20:47 UTC. Counts match FAA/NTSB make and model text and may include closely related variants.