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by dzhiurgis 2656 days ago
> A second, no-less-impressive but smaller model will follow. The 777-8 <..> Covering 8,700 nautical miles, <..>, the plane is Boeing's challenger to the Airbus A350ULR's crown as the world's longest-range airplane.

IIRC A350ULR can get you all the way from Auckland to Istanbul, Warsaw or even Copenhagen. 777-8's 8700nm gets you to Moscow at most - none of the European flight hubs (that I know of).