Boeing 767



The Boeing 767 is a mid-size, wide-body twin-engine jet airliner manufactured by Boeing Commercial Airplanes. Passenger versions of the twinjet have a capacity of 181 to 375 persons and a range of 3,850 to 6,385 nautical miles (7,130 to 11,825 km), depending on model. Initially developed for transcontinental routes, the 767 was Boeing's first twin-engine wide-body and its first jetliner to debut with a two-crewglass cockpit. The 767 shares design features with the 757 mid-size narrow-bodytwinjet, allowing pilots to obtain a common type rating to operate both aircraft.

The 767 is produced in three fuselage lengths. The original 767-200 entered service in 1982, followed by the 767-300 in 1986 and the 767-400ER in 2000. The extended-range 767-200ER and 767-300ER models entered service in 1984 and 1988, respectively. A freighter version, the 767-300F, debuted in 1995, while the 767-200SF and 767-300BCF are freighter variants converted from passenger aircraft. Military derivatives include the E-767—an airborne surveillance aircraft—the KC-767, and KC-46A aerial tankers, and VIP transports.

United Airlines first placed the 767 into commercial service in 1982. In 1985, the 767 was the first airliner to receive Federal Aviation Administration approval for 120-minute over-water flights under Extended-range Twin-engine Operational Performance Standards (ETOPS), a set of safety regulations for twinjet ocean flights. With ETOPS, the 767 became commonly flown on medium- to long-haul transoceanic routes. In the 1990s, the 767 became the most frequently used airliner fortransatlantic flights between North America and Europe.

As of August 2011, the 767 has received 1,057 orders from 71 customers, of which 1,007 have been delivered. The 1,000th aircraft rolled out in February 2011, making the 767 the second wide-body to have reached the thousand-unit mark after the 747. As of July 2010, 863 aircraft are in service with more than 40 airlines, and Delta Air Lines is the largest operator, with 101 aircraft. The most popular model is the 767-300ER, with 548 delivered. Competitors have included the Airbus A300, A310, and A330-200, while a successor, the 787 Dreamliner, is to enter service in late 2011.