Emirates celebrates Boeing's 1,000th 777

Emirates yesterday celebrated the unveiling of the 1,000th Boeing 777 during an event at the manufacturer's plant in Everett, Washington State, the airlines said in a statement.
Emirates is the world's largest operator of the Boeing 777 and the landmark aircraft will become the 102nd to join its 777 fleet when it is delivered later this month.
The celebration was attended by more than 5,000 Boeing employees, suppliers and government officials, including Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al-Maktoum, chairman and chief executive of Emirates Airline & Group.
“Emirates is honoured to be the recipient of Boeing's 1000th 777, an aircraft whose advanced, long range capacity has been instrumental to our success in becoming a truly global airline,” said Ahmed.
“Emirates is already the world's largest operator of the Boeing 777 and our order for an additional 93 is further testament to our belief in the product.”