If you liked this article, be sure to check out previous comparisons. What do you think? Let us know in the comments below. As we enter the age of higher fuel prices, the world of four engines guzzling petrol like crazy just doesn’t seem to work. Personally (And this is a first giving my own thoughts), I think the savings made by the 777x-9 make it the better plane. If you are a luxury carrier, who doesn’t worry about fuel and wants a trusted aircraft, then perhaps the 747 is the way to go.īut on the other hand, if you don’t need to worry about range (Or the range difference is only 1000km, so perhaps not negligible) and you want to save money on fuel, the newer Boeing 777x is the way to go. On one hand, the Boeing 747 can transport more people, fly further and offer more space on board. Delta livery on both the 747 and the 777x As the 777x-9 is designed to replace the Boeing 747, it gets a little more interesting. You must be paying for the giant door at the front! Which is best?Īs usual, it depends what you want it for. Trivia: the Boeing 747 freight variant is an extra million dollars more. But it seems that production technologies over the years have allowed the Boeing 747 to be cheaper than the 777x. This is surprising, I personally thought that the 777x would have been cheaper. To bring back the argument we mentioned at the start, imagine that we are an airline and are looking between these two aircraft. Winner: Boeing 777x With ANA 747-400D JA8966 at Tokyo Haneda What about cost? Naturally, the Boeing 777x incorporates newer technologies, composites, larger engines, and is designed for rising fuel prices. About 60% of that is the cost fuel of fuel alone. In a two-class configuration, this is around $32.39/hour per seat for the -200LR and $27.12/hour per seat for the -300ER.
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Boeing states the total operating cost is closer to $13,450.00 per hour or about $28.80 per seat per hour.īoeing states that under regular conditions, the 777-200LR should cost around $9,750.00/hour to operate, with the 777-300ER at a cost of $10,250.00/hour to operate. That’s a fuel cost of about $7,150.00 per hour or approximately $15.31 per seat per hour.
#Pmdg 747 vs 777 plus
Unfortunately, the Boeing 747 is heavier than the 777x, plus it has four engines, not two. But does mean that the Boeing 747 uses the same amount of fuel? Originally designed to fly over the Pacific (As part of regulations back then), the Boeing 747 is stuck with engines that offer half the amount of power than one 777x engine. The Boeing 777x-9 has two engines, whilst the Boeing 747-8 has four. Let’s talk about the elephant in the room. Thus it seems that the extra level on the Boeing 747 comes into its own. This is despite the two planes having almost the same dimensions length and width. Passengers: Surprising for a ‘replacement’ plane, the Boeing 777x does not carry as many passengers as the 747, in any configuration.
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We will compare them on a variety of different factors, listed below. There are currently 273 orders for the former, and 47 in service of the later (and another 47 yet to be delivered up till 2022). We will be comparing the Boeing 777x-9 vs The Boeing 747-8.