Editing Boeing 777 (section)

===Government and corporate===
[[File:Boeing 777-2AN-ER, United Arab Emirates (Abu Dhabi Amiri Flight) AN1567289.jpg|thumb|A [[Presidential Flight (UAE)|Presidential Flight of United Arab Emirates]] government 777-200ER.|alt=Aircraft landing approach. Side view of a twin-engine jet in flight with flaps and landing gear extended.]]
[[File:JASDF B777-300ER 80-1111 (4).jpg|thumb|A [[Japan Air Self-Defense Force]] 777-300ER operating as [[Japanese Air Force One]]|alt=Aircraft takeoff. Side view of a twin-engine jet at takeoff with flaps and landing gear extended.]]

Versions of the 777 have been acquired by government and private customers. The main purpose has been for VIP transport, including as an [[Air transports of heads of state and government|air transport for heads of state]], although the aircraft has also been proposed for other military applications.
* '''777 Business Jet (777 VIP)''' – the [[Boeing Business Jet]] version of the 777 that is sold to corporate customers. Boeing has received orders for 777 VIP aircraft based on the 777-200LR and 777-300ER passenger models.<ref name="77LBBJ">{{cite web |url=http://boeing.mediaroom.com/index.php?s=20295&item=1512 |title=Boeing Business Jets Delivers 777-200LR to Aviation Link Company |date=November 10, 2010 |work=Boeing |access-date=August 14, 2014 |archive-date=August 14, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140814132343/http://boeing.mediaroom.com/index.php?s=20295&item=1512 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=77WBBJ>{{cite web |url=http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/boeing-receives-order-for-777-300er-bbj-400275/ |title=Boeing receives order for 777-300ER BBJ |first=Greg |last=Waldron |work=Flight International |date=June 11, 2014 |access-date=August 14, 2014 |archive-date=August 14, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140814144050/http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/boeing-receives-order-for-777-300er-bbj-400275/ |url-status=live}}</ref> The aircraft are fitted with private jet cabins by third party contractors,<ref name=77LBBJ/> and completion may take three years.<ref>{{citation |first=Kate |last=Sarsfield |url=http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/jet-aviation-secures-completion-contract-for-two-bbj-410105/ |title=Jet Aviation secures completion contract for two BBJ 777-300ERs |work=[[FlightGlobal]] |publisher=Reed Business Information |date=March 13, 2015 |access-date=March 14, 2015 |archive-date=March 15, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150315052631/http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/jet-aviation-secures-completion-contract-for-two-bbj-410105/ |url-status=live}}</ref>
* '''KC-777''' – this was a proposed [[aerial refueling|tanker]] version of the 777. In September 2006, Boeing announced that it would produce the KC-777 if the [[United States Air Force]] (USAF) required a larger tanker than the [[Boeing KC-767|KC-767]], able to transport more cargo or personnel.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/2006/09/27/boeing-adds-777-to-tanker-mix/ |title=Boeing adds 777 to tanker mix |last=Sachdev |first=Ameet |date=September 27, 2006 |work=Chicago Tribune |access-date=May 8, 2011 |archive-date=January 8, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120108201032/http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2006-09-27/business/0609270250_1_northrop-eads-tanker-contract-president-of-tanker-programs |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Norris |first=Guy |url=http://www.flightglobal.com/articles/2006/10/03/209627/us-air-force-tanker-rfp-reveals-kc-777-offer.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090618113946/http://www.flightglobal.com/articles/2006/10/03/209627/us-air-force-tanker-rfp-reveals-kc-777-offer.html |archive-date=June 18, 2009 |title=US Air Force tanker RFP reveals KC-777 offer |work=Flight International |date=October 3, 2006 |access-date=April 21, 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.boeing.com/news/frontiers/archive/2006/november/cover.pdf |title=Ready to fill 'er up |work=Boeing |date=November 2006 |access-date=April 21, 2009 |archive-date=August 13, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110813035251/http://www.boeing.com/news/frontiers/archive/2006/november/cover.pdf |url-status=live}}</ref> In April 2007, Boeing offered its 767-based KC-767 Advanced Tanker instead of the KC-777 to replace the smaller [[Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker]] under the USAF's [[KC-X]] program.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bizjournals.com/wichita/stories/2007/04/09/daily22.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110805072633/http://www.bizjournals.com/wichita/stories/2007/04/09/daily22.html |archive-date=August 5, 2011 |title=Boeing submits KC-767 tanker proposal |work=Wichita Business Journal |last=Vandruff |first=Ken |date=April 11, 2007 |access-date=March 20, 2009 |url-status=live}}</ref> Boeing officials have described the KC-777 as suitable for the related [[KC-Z]] program to replace the wide-body [[McDonnell Douglas KC-10 Extender]].<ref name="KC-Z">{{cite web |url=http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/usaf-lays-out-x-y-and-z-of-tanker-replacement-strategy-in-three-tranche-process-to-replace-ageing-210459/ |title=USAF lays out X, Y and Z of tanker replacement strategy in three-tranche process to replace ageing KC-135s |date=November 8, 2006 |first=Graham |last=Warwick |work=Flight International |access-date=August 14, 2014 |archive-date=August 14, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140814134434/http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/usaf-lays-out-x-y-and-z-of-tanker-replacement-strategy-in-three-tranche-process-to-replace-ageing-210459/ |url-status=live}}</ref>
* In 2014, the [[Government of Japan|Japanese government]] chose to procure two 777-300ERs to serve as the official air transport for the [[Emperor of Japan]] and [[Prime Minister of Japan]].<ref name=JASDF>{{cite news |title=Japan chooses Boeing 777-300ER as government's official jet |url=http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2014/08/12/national/japan-chooses-boeing-777-300er-governments-official-jet/ |access-date=August 13, 2014 |agency=Jiji |work=Japan Times |date=August 12, 2014 |archive-date=June 28, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170628073411/http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2014/08/12/national/japan-chooses-boeing-777-300er-governments-official-jet/ |url-status=live}}</ref> The aircraft, operated by the Japan Air Self-Defense Force under the callsign Japanese Air Force One, entered service in 2019 and replaced two 747-400s - the 777-300ER was specifically selected by the Ministry of Defense owing to its similar capabilities to the preceding 747 pair.<ref>{{cite news |title=政府専用機、後継の導入検討 官房長官 |url=http://www.nikkei.com/article/DGXNASFS1900G_Z10C13A7EB1000/ |access-date=March 10, 2020 |newspaper=日本経済新聞 |date=July 19, 2013 |archive-date=September 19, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200919140652/https://www.nikkei.com/article/DGXNASFS1900G_Z10C13A7EB1000/ |url-status=live}}</ref> Besides VIP transport, the 777s are also intended for use in emergency relief missions.<ref name=JASDF/>
* 777s are serving or have served as official government transports for nations including [[Gabon]] (VIP-configured 777-200ER),<ref>{{cite web |url=http://conventiondiasporagabonaise.org/actualit%C3%A9s/actualit%C3%A9s-gabon/354-bien-mal-acquis-boeing-vip-777-236.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140403040247/http://conventiondiasporagabonaise.org/actualit%C3%A9s/actualit%C3%A9s-gabon/354-bien-mal-acquis-boeing-vip-777-236.html |archive-date=April 3, 2014 |title=Boeing 777 de Papa Romeo |work=Convention de la Diaspora Gabonaise |date=March 17, 2014 |access-date=August 14, 2014}}</ref> [[Turkmenistan]] (VIP-configured 777-200LR)<ref>"Turkmen Triple". ''Airliner World''. May 2014, p. 13.</ref> and the [[United Arab Emirates]] (VIP-configured 777-200ER and 777-300ER operated by [[Abu Dhabi Amiri Flight]]).<ref name=77WBBJ/> Prior to returning to power as [[Prime Minister of Lebanon]], [[Rafic Hariri]] acquired a 777-200ER as an official transport.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/909269.stm |title=The battle for Lebanon's premiership |first=Christopher |last=Hack |date=September 3, 2000 |publisher=[[British Broadcasting Corporation|BBC]] |access-date=August 14, 2014 |archive-date=August 14, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140814125144/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/909269.stm |url-status=live}}</ref> The [[Indian government]] purchased two [[Air India]] 777-300ERs and converted them for VVIP transport operated by the [[Indian Air Force]] under the callsign [[Air India One]]; they entered service in 2021 replacing the Air India-owned 747s.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.indiatimes.com/news/india/narendra-modi-s-air-india-one-gets-rs-1300-cr-defence-upgrade-like-the-american-air-force-one-361756.html |title=Narendra Modi's Air India One Gets Rs 1300 Cr Defence Upgrade Like The American Air Force One |date=February 7, 2019 |website=indiatimes.com |access-date=March 31, 2019 |archive-date=March 31, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190331155705/https://www.indiatimes.com/news/india/narendra-modi-s-air-india-one-gets-rs-1300-cr-defence-upgrade-like-the-american-air-force-one-361756.html |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-10-01 |title=WATCH: VVIP aircraft Air India One for President, PM arrives in Delhi |url=https://www.livemint.com/news/india/watch-vvip-aircraft-air-india-one-for-president-pm-arrives-in-delhi-11601553016767.html |access-date=2021-10-14 |website=mint |language=en}}</ref>
* In 2014, the USAF examined the possibility of adopting modified 777-300ERs or 777-9Xs to replace the [[Boeing 747-200]] aircraft used as [[Air Force One]].<ref name="Puget Sound Business Journal">{{cite news |last1=Wilhelm |first1=Steve |title=Will U.S. copy Japan and switch to 777 for Air Force One? |url=http://www.bizjournals.com/seattle/news/2014/08/12/will-u-s-copy-japan-and-switch-to-777-for-air.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140814225929/http://www.bizjournals.com/seattle/news/2014/08/12/will-u-s-copy-japan-and-switch-to-777-for-air.html |archive-date=August 14, 2014 |newspaper=Puget Sound Business Journal |access-date=September 14, 2014 |url-status=dead}}</ref> Although the USAF had preferred a four-engine aircraft, this was mainly due to precedent (existing aircraft were purchased when the 767 was just beginning to prove itself with ETOPS; decades later, the 777 and other twin jets established a comparable level of performance to quad-jet aircraft).<ref name="Puget Sound Business Journal"/> Ultimately, the Air Force decided against the 777, and selected the Boeing 747-8 to become the next presidential aircraft.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.af.mil/News/Article-Display/Article/562748/af-identifies-boeing-747-8-platform-for-next-air-force-one/ |title=AF Identifies Boeing 747-8 platform for next Air Force One |date=January 28, 2015 |access-date=January 28, 2015 |newspaper=U.S. Air Force |archive-date=March 3, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303175608/http://www.af.mil/News/ArticleDisplay/tabid/223/Article/562748/af-identifies-boeing-747-8-platform-for-next-air-force-one.aspx |url-status=live}}</ref>