Is The 777X Bigger Than The 747?

The Boeing 777X promises a lot for both airlines and passengers. The largest engines to enter commercial service, the highest capacity of a twinjet ever, and improved efficiency over the 777. The larger -9 takes over from the Boeing 747, offering almost the same capacity, with a longer fuselage and wider wingspan. Let’s look at the dimensions of the two aircraft and how they stack up with each other.

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[Sacto]

When it starts service at the end of 2023, the 777-9 does have one huge advantage of the A380: it can operate out of airports that were already designed to use the 747, most of which were upgraded in the late 1960's to middle 1970's. That saves a lot of money for airport operators.

[BryceCampbell]

747 was never expected to succeed - so it was designed for cargo.

There will always be something special about the 747, its essentially the only aircraft variant that is instantly recognizable by everyone!

The 777X will be exciting to experience too - but at this point, I'm more impressed with narrow-body variants like the C-Series (being Canadian the A220 will always be the C-Series to me 😎) - and whenever the 797 gets developed to be the new, modern 757, that too will be a game-changer.

[bludiablo]

The 74 is my favorite commercial aircraft of all-time but I do want the 777x to do well.

[Wilsportfan]

747 is the queen of the sky, and also one of the most recognizable jumbo jet of all time. I hope Boeing make a twin engine of the same style of 747-8. I like 777x too

[johnz]

Good information.
However, the number of seats in the specs doesn't mean much - these newer airplane designers would try to fit 30 seats in a typical minivan.

[topazanaconda]

The 747 will always be my favorite plane. I love the design...looks really beautiful.

[spec]

Not to take away from the awesomeness of the aircrafts but I've gotta point out the fact that he said "but ofcourse length isn't everything" XD, I bet they knew exactly what they were doing while writing that 😂

[Vivek-zwex]

The 777X is an exceptional machine if it does deliver those efficiency savings and proves to be a safe aeroplane in the long run. But it just cannot compete with the aesthetic look of the 747, and neither can the A380 for that matter. The 747 is, and will remain, the queen of the skies.

[RedLPS]

747 is perfect for cargo specifications. I suspect it will be needed for a few more decades.

[shabirhussain]

nothing replaces 747 the most beautiful air craft ever built .
sad to see no more of it

[turbofanlover]

Love them both. Such awesome beasts. Can't wait for the 777X to get into service. :)

[jcliu]

I like the 2 decks. The more space the better for comfort

[leezinke]

777-9 looks very beautiful and everything but nothing beats the queen of the skies.

[oceanfroggie]

The ancient 747 will always be the queen of the sky and remain the pinnacle of jet transport. Its just not the came crossing an ocean in a twin on a single deck.

[generaclesdey]

The 747 actually demonstrated flying over 1080 passengers in at least one flight from Ethiopia to Israel in May 1991. No other passenger aircraft has ever come close to this record. Some news stories at the time reported that 2 babies were born on one of the multiple flights that saved lives by flying whole families out of war-torn Ehiopia.

[ChrisZoomER]

The 777-9X is certainly bigger than the 747-400 and definitely bigger than the original 747. Even the 777-300ER is slightly bigger than the 747-100 and forget the pipsqueak 747SP.

[dougharris]

Ultimately, pax comfort all comes down to seat numbers and configuration by the airline more than fuselage width of their aircraft. Perhaps the B777X could be the first to offer in flight bowling. if the pilots can keep it level ?

[hoppingweekends]

Congrats, Simple Flying team on 200k! You guys are awesome! Go Team 👏

[aspiringcaptain]

The 777 has always been the best aircraft on the market, lets just hope Boeing doesn’t mess it up again because this plane is gold

[sufiyansheikh]

I always wanted to travel in the 747 and the a380 as i love big sized planes for some reason. Sadly, i don't get to fly much often and especially on long haul routes. I guess it'll just end being a dream forever to board the 747🥹