1. The American Airlines Boeing 777-200ER featured here presents the airline's new Premium Economy product. The aircraft is configured with seating for 273 in three cabins including Business Class - featuring 37 seats that transform into fully lie-flat beds, Premium Economy - featuring 24 recliner-style seats plus additional legroom, and the Main Cabin Economy Class - featuring 66 Main Cabin.
2. Air France operates this version of the Boeing 777-200ER configured with 309 seats in three classes of service. It is flown on various long-haul intercontinental routes. Onboard classes include Business, Premium Economy, and Economy. Aisles are narrow in the Economy Class cabin as Air France has 10 seats abreast.
3. Boeing 777 vs Airbus A350-1000. How to tell the difference between a Boeing 777 and Airbus A350. Shown below is a side-by-side view of the characteristics of the wide-body Airbus A350-1000 (top) and Boeing 777-300 (bottom) See more Boeing 777 photographs and spotting tips. Read more about the Airbus A350.

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Airbus A340-600 versus Boeing 777-300ER; 75.30 m: 247 ft: length: 73.90 m: 242 ft 5 in: 63.45 m: 208 ft 2 in: wingspan: 64.80 m: 212 ft 7 in: 439.40 m 2: 4,730 ft 2. Feb 12, 2019 He went on to be First Officer on the larger Boeing 757 and the twin-aisle 767, before making captain on the Airbus A320, which he flew for years. With over 24,000 hours in the air, Kay is a training and check pilot on the 757 and 767 and will soon move to captaining the Boeing 777, the biggest passenger plane flying for any US airline.

Airbus A340-600 vs. Boeing 777-300ER

Airbus A340-600		versus	Boeing 777-300ER
75.30 m	247 ft	length	73.90 m	242 ft 5 in
63.45 m	208 ft 2 in	wingspan	64.80 m	212 ft 7 in
439.40 m2	4,730 ft2	wingarea	452.00 m2	4,865 ft2
17.30 m	56 ft 9 in	height	18.60 m	61 ft
4		engines	2
249 kN	56,000 lbf	thrust per engine	513 kN	115,300 lbf
996 kN	224,000 lbf	total thrust	1,026 kN	230,600 lbf
368,000 kgs	811,000 lbs	MTOW	351,534 kgs	775,000 lbs
13,900 km	7,506 nm	range	14,600 km	7,884 nm
M0.83		cruise speed	M0.84
380 passengers		capacity	365 passengers

Values may not be 100% accurate. Engine thrust, MTOW and range (full load) based on best options available. Passanger capacity in standard 3-class layout for widebodies and 2-class for narrowbodies (including A300, A310). TravelSkillsNews and Tips For Your TripsBladed tail. Three wheels. No winglets. Slanted cockpit windows. It’s a B777, right? (Image: Wikimedia Commons)

Pilots, planespotters and aviation buffs can quickly recognize nearly every aircraft type from the ground or in the air.

But it’s not so easy for the rest of us. To help TravelSkills readers confidently recognize what they see overhead or out on the runway, we offer a series of posts dedicated to planespotting.

The Boeing 777, 767 and the Airbus A330, three of the most-used, two-engine widebody jets flying around out there look VERY similar to the untrained eye. But there are differences that help make them easy to distinguish.

First let’s look at the largest of the three, the Boeing 777. It’s most distinguishing feature is its size…it’s a big one— significantly larger than the 767 or A330. Its engines alone are enormous- some are as wide as the fuselage on a 737!

Huge engine. Slanted cockpit window. No winglet. It’s a Boeing 777! (Photo: Chris McGinnis)

Depending on configuration, the 777 carries around 375 passengers. Smaller 767s and A330s fall in the 250 passenger range.

But relative size is not always easy to determine when the plane is alone on a runway or in the air, so you must look for other features.

The distinguishing flat or bladed tail of the Boeing 777 (Photo: Chris McGinnis)

Another most distinguishing feature of a B777 is its flattened or bladed tail– which is quite different from the conical shapes found on the back end of a 767 or A330.

Winglets? Yes. Square-bottomed cockpit window? Check! Conical tail. Yep! Two wheeled landing gear? Yes! That’s an Airbus A330 (Photo: Chris McGinnis)

Plus, B777s don’t have winglets, while all A330s and some 767s do.

You can also look at the outer edge of the cockpit windows. On Boeing jets, the windows have a sharp diagonal corner while Airbus windows are more square along the bottom edge.

Two wheels. Check! Conical tail. Check! Slanted cockpit window. Check! It’s a 767! (Photo: Boeing)

And finally, look at the wheels– each of the main landing gears on a big Boeing 777 have three sets of wheels, while A330’s and B767s only have two.

Boeing cockpit windows slant up at outer, lower edge (Photo: Chris McGinnis)Lower, outer edge of Airbus windows are square, not slanted up like Boeing windows. (Photo: Chris McGinnis)

I must admit that spotting these three widebodies is tough…even for me, and even after writing this post.

Please share your planespotting tips or advice in the comments below! How do YOU tell the difference between a 777, 767 or A330? Please leave your tips or comments below.

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