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 | |
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| 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 |
| 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] |
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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
change- 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 63
- Air China Flight 129
- LOT Polish Airlines Flight 16
- Ethiopian Airlines Flight 702
- Atlas Air Flight 3591
References
change- ↑ "Boeing: Orders and Deliveries (updated monthly)". The Boeing Company. June 30, 2021. Retrieved July 13, 2021.
- ↑ "767 Model Summary (orders and deliveries)". Boeing. July 2020. Archived from the original on December 31, 2015. Retrieved August 11, 2020.
{{cite web}}: More than one of|archivedate=and|archive-date=specified (help); More than one of|archiveurl=and|archive-url=specified (help) - ↑ 3.0 3.1 Norris & Wagner 1998, pp. 159–60
- ↑ Davies 2000, pp. 88–89
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 "Boeing 767 Program Background". Boeing. Archived from the original on 2011-08-21. Retrieved July 30, 2011.
- ↑ Becher 1999, p. 178
Other websites
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