@ San Francisco, CA
January 2021
An ANA 777 is about to disappear into low cloud cover after departing during reverse operations at SFO, offering a view of takeoff and climbout instead of the usual final approach and touchdown seen from public locations. Reverse operations are a weather-driven scenario where the airport traffic operates in a reverse flow due to changes in wind direction. ANA currently operates 13 of these extended range -300s in their fleet. The most common and successful variant of the Boeing 777 is the 777-300ER with 810 delivered and 34 orders. Many airlines have acquired the -300ER as a 747-400 replacement amid rising fuel prices given its 20% fuel burn advantage. First flown in 1994, more than 1400 of these airliners have been produced making this the most-delivered wide-body airliner.
