** BOEING 767 **
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The Boeing 767 [Text info written by Boeing's webmaster]
Introduced within five months of one another, the 757 and 767 are
much alike. With
the designation '7X7', Boeing launched their ideas for a 200 seat
wide-bodied aircraft in
1972. Several designs were considered in the years that followed,
including a three
engined airliner that could compete with those aircraft already
in service by Lockheed
Martin and McDonnell Douglas. But in 1978, the layout was firm
enough for Boeing to
name their wide-bodied twin as the Model 767. United Airlines
became the launch
customer when they ordered 30 -200 series aircraft in 1978.
First flown in 1981, the 767 was offered with a multiple choice
of engine makes and
performance. The basic -200 variant (the -100 was cancelled),
with its advanced-design
wing and powerful engines, has the ability to fly non-stop
between New York and San
Francisco and can take off in less than 5,600 feet. The -200ER
(Extended Range)
followed the -200 and featured improved fuel capacity and an
increase in MTOW. It
could take off in 9,400 feet and with its increased range made
possible such non-stop
flights as New York to Beirut, London to Bombay and Tokyo to
Sydney.
This version
was first delivered to Ethiopian Airlines in May 1984. Japan Air
Lines was the launch
customer for the stretched -300 which was announced in 1983. This
was, like the -200,
soon followed by an 'ER' version and also a freighter (-300F)
which is already in service
with UPS. The -300ER has become the most popular 767, and on 1st
March, 1996, one
of them became the 8,000th commercial airliner to be delivered by
Boeing.
The Boeing 767 provides airlines a profitable, comfortable
airliner sized between
the standard-body Boeing 757 and the larger, wide-body Boeing 747
and new 777. It
makes use of new-generation technology to provide maximum
efficiency while extending
twin-aisle passenger cabin convenience to routes never before
served by wide-body
airliners. Its design provides excellent fuel efficiency,
operational flexibility, low noise
levels and modern airplane systems, including an advanced
all-digital flight deck.
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