The 777 first entered commercial service with United Airlines on June 7 , 1995 . The 777 has received more orders than any other wide-body airliner ; , more than 60 customers had placed orders for 2,033 aircraft of all variants , with 1,598 delivered . The most common and successful variant is the 777-300ER with 806 delivered and 842 orders ; Emirates operates the largest 777 fleet , with 163 passenger and freighter aircraft . The sixth 777 hull loss occurred in October 2016 ; the Asiana Airlines Flight 214 accident in July 2013 was its first fatal crash in 18 years of service , and the shootdown of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 in July 2014 is its deadliest crash
Malaysia Airlines Flight 17
Malaysia Airlines Flight 17
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