(10 Nov 2005)
1. Boeing 777 touches down to land at Heathrow Airport
2. Closeup of giant engine
3. Plane taxis amid welcoming arch of water cannons
4. Jubilant Boeing officials emerge from plane
5. Boeing crew and officials stand at foot of plane
6. Chief pilot Capt. Suzanna Darcy-Hennemann being photographed
7. SOUNDBITE (English) Capt. Suzanna Darcy-Hennemann, chief pilot
"One hundred years ago, almost to the day, the Wright brothers flew their distance record of 24-point-5 nautical miles in 38 minutes and 20 seconds. And they only quit because they ran out of fuel. A hundred years later, we flew 11,664 nautical miles - and we still have two hours of fuel left. So it's a great aviation perspective, and all of us feel like this was the opportunity of an aviation career."
8. Scene onboard as people sit and walk inside passenger cabin
9. SOUNDBITE (English) Lars Andersen, Boeing Vice-President
"Going through a hub requires that you land. It adds two to four hours to your trip time. It also exposes you to possibly missing your connecting flight or losing your luggage. So there's a lot of cons with going through a hub rather than going direct. Yes, you're going to fly a little longer on that flight - but you're not going to fly anywhere near as long in terms of total trip time compared with if you go through a hub."
10. Andersen being presented with Guiness Book of Records certificate
11. Pan across from Andersen to Darby-Hennemann holding certificate
12. Closeup of certificate, pan out to Andersen and pilots holding certificate
STORYLINE:
A Boeing airliner landed at Heathrow Airport in London on Thursday after breaking the record for the world's longest non-stop flight by a passenger jet.
In a journey that lasted 22 hours and 43 minutes, the Boeing 777-200LR took off from Hong Kong and flew eastwards over the Pacific, across the United States, over the Atlantic and into London.
The distance covered was 21,596 km (13,422 miles or 11,664 nautical miles). The previous record was just over 20,000 km, set in 1997.
Heathrow fire crews welcomed the aircraft with volleys of water as it touched down and came to a stop.
Stepping off the plane, Boeing officials punched the air in jubilation.
It was a flight straight into the record books for the American captain, Suzanna Darcy-Hennemann, aged 53.
Comparing it with the flight of the Wright brothers a century ago, she said this had been the most memorable journey of her career.
Inside Heathrow's royal suite, Boeing vice-president Lars Andersen was presented with a certificate from the Guinness Book of Records, verifying the achievement.
Andersen said passengers would welcome the opportunity to fly extra-long distance journeys, because it would save them time compared with taking shorter connecting flights.
The Boeing 777-200LR is set to go into service next year when Pakistan International Airlines takes delivery of the plane.
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