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Boeing 767 Family

The Boeing 767 is a twin-engine wide-body family used for medium and long-haul passenger routes, cargo operations, and military tanker derivatives.

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Overview

The Boeing 767 is a twin-engine wide-body family used for medium and long-haul passenger routes, cargo operations, and military tanker derivatives.

Advantages

  • Efficient size for thinner long-haul routes.
  • Strong freighter ecosystem.
  • Mature systems and support base.

Limitations

  • Older passenger fleets face competition from newer 787 and A330/A350 types.
  • Cabin width is less spacious than larger modern wide-bodies.
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Identification

Key terms

Technical features

  • Connects model suffixes, airline maintenance strategy, and performance limits.
  • Important for aircraft identification and fleet comparison.

Advantages

  • Helps explain range, payload, noise, and fuel-burn differences.

Limitations

  • Public data may omit thrust derates or later engine swaps.
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Aircraft line

FamilyBoeing 767 Family

Explore models

767-200Engine family: CF6-80A, JT9D-7R4View entry767-300Engine family: JT9D / PW4000 / CF6 / RB211View entry767-300FEngine family: CF6-80C2View entry767-200EREngine family: PW4000-94, CF6-80A, CF6-80C2View entry767-300EREngine family: RB211-524, PW4000-94, CF6-80C2View entry767-400EREngine family: PW4000-94View entryC-17 Globemaster IIIEngine family: PW2000View entryKC-46Engine family: JT9D / PW4000 / CF6 / RB211View entryKC-46AEngine family: PW4000-94View entryKC-767Engine family: CF6-80C2View entry
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Technical notes

Technical notes

  • Main branches include 767-200, 767-300, 767-300ER, 767-300F, and 767-400ER.
  • The aircraft helped normalize extended twin-engine operations on long overwater routes.
  • Its cross-section and cargo economics remain attractive for freighter and express cargo use.
  • Major variants covered here: 767-200, 767-200ER, 767-300, 767-300ER, 767-300F, 767-400ER, KC-46.

Cabin configurations

Format: F8/J42/W28/Y216; F=First, J=Business, W=Premium Economy, Y=Economy

UTair

Y249

SeatMaps source: UTair 767-200ER, normalized cabin configuration Y249. Requested backfill v3. Historical/limited operator example; source states single-class high-density layout for 249 passengers.

SeatMaps
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Sources

Wikipedia: Boeing 767 Family