Boeing 767

The Boeing 767 is a wide-body aircraft made and built by Boeing. The aircraft was developed on July 14, 1978, as a part of the 7X7 project.^[3] The first prototype flew on September 26, 1981. The aircraft was certified on July 30, 1982.

Boeing 767
A Boeing 767-300ER of Air Canada
Role	Wide-body jet airliner
National origin	United States
Manufacturer	Boeing Commercial Airplanes
First flight	September 26, 1981 (1981-09-26)
Introduction	September 8, 1982, with United Airlines
Status	In service
Primary users	Delta Air Lines FedEx Express UPS Airlines United Airlines
Produced	1981–present
Number built	1,219 as of June 2021[1][2]
Variants	Boeing E-767 Boeing KC-46 Pegasus Boeing KC-767 Northrop Grumman E-10 MC2A

The aircraft started flying the 767-200 commercially on September 8, 1982 with United Airlines. They did not fly the 767-100 as it had close to the same seats as the Boeing 757.^[3] The 767-200ER, which has more range, started flying in 1984.^[4] The 767-300, which is a longer version, started flying in 1986.^[5] The 767-300ER, which has more range than the 767-300, started flying in 1988.^[5]

A cargo version, the 767-300F, started flying in 1995.^[6] It was made into the 767-400ER, which is longer.^[5]

Accidents and incidents

• Lauda Air Flight 004 was the first fatal crash of a Boeing 767.
• Ethiopian Airlines Flight 961
• EgyptAir Flight 990
• September 11 attacks
  • American Airlines Flight 11
  • United Airlines Flight 175
• American Airlines Flight 63
• Air China Flight 129
• LOT Polish Airlines Flight 16
• Ethiopian Airlines Flight 702
• Atlas Air Flight 3591

The Spirit of Delta 767 at the Delta Museum in Atlanta