IATA 763ICAO B763

Boeing 767-300

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Versatile wide-body workhorse for medium to long-haul routes.

First flight

1986

Category

Wide-body jet

Seating

218–269 passengers (typical two-class)

Range

11,070 km (767-300ER)

Engines

Two turbofans; options include GE CF6-80C2, Pratt & Whitney PW4000, or Rolls-Royce RB211

Status

In service

The Boeing 767-300 is a stretched derivative of the original 767-200, offering increased passenger capacity and cargo volume. It entered service in 1986 and quickly became one of Boeing's best-selling wide-body aircraft, favored for its fuel efficiency and twin-engine economics on transatlantic and transpacific routes. The aircraft features a twin-aisle cabin typically seating between 218 and 269 passengers in a standard two-class configuration, with a cross-section that allows for a 2-3-2 seating arrangement. Its high commonality with the 767-200 and 767-400ER reduces training and maintenance costs for operators. The 767-300ER (Extended Range) variant, introduced in 1988, became the dominant version produced, featuring additional fuel capacity for longer routes. It has served as a backbone long-haul aircraft for many major carriers and remains in widespread service today, also finding a significant secondary market as a freighter conversion.

Notable operators

Major operators have included Delta Air Lines, United Airlines, American Airlines, Japan Airlines, All Nippon Airways, and El Al.

Notable facts

›The 767-300 is stretched 6.43 m compared to the 767-200, adding approximately 58 seats.
›The 767-300ER extended-range variant can carry enough fuel for transatlantic non-stop flights.
›ETOPS certification enabled 767-300 operators to fly twin-engine aircraft on long over-water routes.
›Many retired passenger 767-300s have been converted to freighters, extending their operational lives.
›The aircraft shares a common type rating with the 757, reducing crew training costs for airlines operating both types.

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Encyclopaedia

The Boeing 767 is an American wide-body airliner developed and manufactured by Boeing Commercial Airplanes. The airliner design was launched as the 7X7 program on July 14, 1978, the prototype first flew on September 26, 1981, and it was certified on July 30, 1982. The initial 767-200 variant entered service on September 8, 1982, with United Airlines, and the extended-range 767-200ER in 1984. It was stretched into the 767-300 in October 1986, followed by the extended-range 767-300ER in 1988, the most popular variant. The 767-300F, a production freighter version, debuted in October 1995. It was stretched again into the 767-400ER from September 2000.

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