Boeing's 3,000th widebody jet built at its Everett plant -- a Korean Air 777-200ER -- makes a low pass Friday over the Snoqualmie Ridge Golf course. Photo by Gilbert Arias.
Korean Air will take delivery Monday of its 18th Boeing 777, which also happens to be the 3,000th widebody jet that Boeing has built at its Everett plant. The plant opened in the late 1960s for production of the 747, and later added the 767, 777 and now the 787.
Boeing plans a factory celebration Monday to mark the occasion.
The 3,000th plane is a 777-200ER. Painted in the colors of Korean Air, the 777-200ER made a test flight Friday over the Snoqualmie Ridge golf course outside Seattle, where Boeing is sponsoring the Boeing Classic tournament for PGA seniors.
The big jet made a low-level pass over the course about 11:30 a.m. to kick off the three-day tournament.
Korean Air has been buying Boeing jets since 1971. The airline was the first to fly 747 cargo planes across the Pacific. Its fleet includes 18 777s, 45 Boeing 747-400s, and 32 Boeing 737s. The airline has on order 10 777s, five 737s, 10 787 Dreamliners, five 747-8 freighters and five 777 freighters.
Korean Air's 777-200ER flies over the Snoqualmie Ridge golf course Friday. Photo by Gilbert Arias.
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