Is F-GSPH on its way out? This is one of Air France’s older Boeing 777-200ER models. The French airline has plans to replace their A340’s and older B772’s with Airbus A350-900 aircraft in the near future. We photographed this airliner on August 1, 2019 while plane spotting at Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ).
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F-GSPH
F-GSPH performed its maiden flight on April 14, 1999. The Boeing 777-228ER was delivered to Air France on May 21, 1999. This B772 is configured for a maximum total of 280 passengers. There are 40 seats in business class, 24 more in premium economy and 216 economy class seats. This is the least dense of the airline’s three Boeing 777-200ER configurations.
This airplane is the airline’s eighth oldest B772 and one of 25 currently in the fleet. Plans are to replace all the remaining Airbus A340-300 models and the older Boeing 777-200ER models with Airbus A350-900 aircraft.
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Boeing 777-200ER
The ‘extended range’ version of the Boeing 777-200, the Boeing 777-200ER has a flight range of 13,080 kilometres. This is 3,400 KM more than the base -200 but nearly 3,000 KM less than the Boeing 777-200LR version.
The aircraft is 64 metres or 209 feet in length with a wingspan of 61 metres or 200 feet. At the tail, the airplane stands 19 metres or 61 feet in height. This variant was first introduced in 1997 with British Airways as the launch customer.
Air France
Founded in 1933, Air France is headquartered on the grounds of Charles de Gaulle Airport in Tremblay-en-France. In 2003, the French airline merged with KLM Royal Dutch Airlines. Air France has a main fleet of nearly 215 airliners flying to over 210 destinations around the world. The fleet is led by the Airbus A380-800. They are the largest operator of the Airbus A318-100 and are the launch customer of the Boeing 777-300ER.
Air France is a founding member of the SkyTeam Alliance. Other founding members include AeroMexico, Delta Air Lines and Korean Air. The alliance was founded in 2000, has 20 full members and is headquartered at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol in Haarlemmermeer, Netherlands.