Flying into its third decade, G-YMME has lived a safe life. That is, other than a fuel leak issue back in 2004 (more on that below). We photographed this Boeing 777-200ER on August 11, 2019 while plane spotting at Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ).
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G-YMME
G-YMME performed its first flight on April 5, 2000. The Boeing 777-236ER was delivered to British Airways on April 16, 2000. This is one of 43 Boeing 777-200ER models in the main fleet.
The aircraft is configured for a maximum total of 332 passengers. There are 32 seats in business class, 48 more in premium economy and 252 economy class seats.
On June 11, 2004, this B772 was flying from London Heathrow to Harare, Zimbabwe. After taking off, a vapour trail was detected streaming from the airliner. A probable fuel leak was determined from the centre wing fuel tank. An emergency was declared and fuel was dumped.
The airplane came in for a safe landing back at Heathrow. A missing purge door inside the left main landing gear bay, at the rear of the centre wing tank. It was determined the door had been removed during maintenance between May 2 and May 10 in the previous month and had not been refitted.
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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.
British Airways
British Airways was created in 1974 with the merging of four airlines: British Overseas Airways, British European Airways, Cambrian Airways and Northeast Airlines. In 2011, British Airways merged with Iberia. The airline is headquartered in Waterside, Harmondsworth, England and is a founding member of the Oneworld Alliance.
The airline has more than 275 aircraft flying to over 180 destinations around the world. Leading the fleet are 12 Airbus A380-800 aircraft and over 30 Boeing 747-400 models. The most numerous in the fleet is currently the Airbus A320-200.