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767-300ER
767-300ER is the representative branch of the Boeing 767 family, capturing the extended-range branch most associated with the family’s passenger prime.
Range 5,980 nm · Entry 1988
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Boeing 767 family
The 767 story, from first flight to lasting reputation
The twin-aisle workhorse that quietly normalized efficient long-haul twin-engine flying.
Boeing 767 family is a in service airliner by Boeing, first flown in 1981 and introduced in 1982. This canonical Airchive page keeps the family history, specs, variants, operators, and related archive discussion at a single permanent URL.
First flight
1981
Service entry
1982
Seating band
181 to 351
Boeing 767 family is a in service airliner by Boeing, first flown in 1981 and introduced in 1982, with typical seating for 181 to 351 and range up to 6,385 nautical miles.
The family page acts as the primary unit of record so airline deployment, cabin experience, production history, and representative variants remain legible instead of fragmenting into model-number sprawl.
Range band
6,385 nm
Notable operators
United · Delta · ANA · JAL
Source stack
- Official manufacturer program pages
- type certificate and airport planning data
- operator configuration and fleet references
Variants
Representative variants
Specifications
Current public facts
- Manufacturer
- Boeing
- Program history
- Class
- Airliner
- Airchive taxonomy
- First flight
- 1981-09-26
- Program history
- Service entry
- 1982-09-08
- Operator records
- Current status
- In service
- Fleet reality
- Typical seating
- 181 to 351
- Operator and cabin references
- Range band
- Up to 6,385 nm
- Program literature
- Cruise speed
- 459 kt
- Planning data
Archive moments
Human context
The 767 occupies a specific memory lane: not flashy, but everywhere important, from transatlantic schedules to premium-heavy fleet deployments.
Passenger memory matters here because airport routine, cabin atmosphere, and route geography are part of the aircraft story rather than side notes.
Timeline
Program milestones
- 1981
First flight
The 767 begins flight testing and establishes the public shape of the family.
- 1982
Service entry
The family enters passenger or executive service and begins building its operating footprint.
- Today
Current role
The family remains active in service and still shapes fleet, mission, or archive discussions.
Related news
Editorial context
No editorial dispatches are attached to this family yet. The aircraft record is live, and newsroom or archive coverage can be layered onto it later without changing the URL.
Forum threads
Community memory
Live forum767
767 lounge: operators, cabins, routes, and memories
Use this as the standing thread for Boeing 767 family operator history, route logic, cabin details, and first-hand memory.
Live forum767
767 current fleet watch
Ongoing sightings, deployment shifts, new operators, route changes, and cabin updates for the Boeing 767 family.