767 Program Milestones
| March 13, 2007 | Boeing selects P&W engines for KC-767 Advanced Tanker |
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| March 7, 2007 | First KC-767 Tanker Transport for Italy completes first in-flight fuel offload |
| February 12, 2007 | First KC-767 Tanker Transport for Italy extends hose for first time in flight |
| January 24, 2007 | First KC-767 Tanker Transport for Italy completes first contact with receiver |
| December 21, 2006 | First KC-767 Tanker Transport for Japan makes first flight |
| December 19, 2006 | Fourth KC-767 Tanker Transport for Italy enters final body join in Everett |
| November 19, 2006 | First KC-767 Tanker Transport for Japan rolls out of Boeing Wichita-IDS Modification Center to begin flight test |
| October 30, 2006 | KC-767 Tanker Transport for Italy transfers fuel for first time on ground |
| September 22, 2006 | Boeing begins boom flight tests on first KC-767 Tanker Transport for Italy |
| September 7, 2006 | Power on for first KC-767 Tanker Transport for Japan |
| August 2006 | KC-767 Tanker program receives first production RARO II |
| July 11, 2006 | First KC-767 Tanker Transport for Italy marks 100th test flight |
| April 30, 2006 | Second KC-767 Tanker Transport for Japan rolls out in Everett |
| April 7, 2006 | Second KC-767 Tanker Transport for Japan enters final body join in Everett |
| March 24, 2006 | First KC-767 Tanker Transport for Italy delivered to Wichita for tanker modification |
| February 7, 2006 | Third KC-767 Tanker Transport for Italy enters final body join in Everett |
| September 2005 | First KC-767 Tanker Transport for Italy completes first phase of flight test |
| June 2005 | First KC-767 Tanker Transport for Japan delivered to Boeing IDS-Wichita modification center |
| May 23, 2005 | First flight of first KC-767 Tanker Transport for Italy in Wichita |
| May 6, 2005 | Second KC-767 Tanker Transport for Italy delivered to Aeronavali modification center in Naples |
| May 4, 2005 | First KC-767 Tanker Transport for Japan rolls out in Everett |
| April 7, 2005 | Second Italian KC-767 Tanker Transport (green airplane) leaves Everett and lands in Wichita for tanker modifications |
| March 30, 2005 | First KC-767 Tanker Transport for Japan completes final body join in Everett |
| February 24, 2005 | First KC-767 Tanker Transport for Italy rolls out of Boeing Wichita-IDS Modification Center |
| January 4, 2005 | Power turned on for first KC-767 Tanker Transport for Italy |
| October 2004 | Final Critical Design Review with the Italian customer is complete; program's first next-generation Remote Aerial Refueling Operator station is delivered |
| March 17, 2004 | Boeing Wichita - Integrated Defense Systems completes installation of tanker cargo floor and cargo door on first KC-767 Tanker Transport for Italy |
| March 3, 2004 | Pratt & Whitney chosen to supply engines for KC-767 Tanker Transport |
| March 2004 | Boeing and Japan sign contracts for the second of four aircraft for the Japan Air Self Defense Force KC-767 Tanker Transport program |
| July 17, 2003 | First KC-767 Tanker Transport (green airplane) for Italy leaves Everett and lands in Wichita for tanker modifications |
| June 30, 2003 | First flight of first KC-767 Tanker Transport for Italy |
| May 29, 2003 | Final body join begins in Everett for first KC-767 Tanker Transport for Italy |
| December 11, 2002 | |
| May 2002 | Proximity trials with U.S. Air Force C-17 demonstrate desirable air-refueling characteristics with wide-body receiver aircraft |
| March 2003 | Boeing and Japan sign contract for the first of four aircraft for the Japan Air Self Defense Force KC-767 Tanker Transport program |
| July 9, 2001 | Two Italian companies, Alenia Aerospazio and Aeronavali, both Finmeccanica companies, sign memorandum of agreement with Boeing to become partners in the development, production and support of a tanker/transport version of the Boeing 767. |
| May 1, 2001 | Boeing 767-400ER enters service at New York's LaGuardia Airport. |
| Oct. 23, 2000 | Delta takes delivery of its 100th new Boeing 767 jetliner. |
| Oct. 1, 2000 | Delta Air Lines puts its first 767-400ER into revenue service on a flight from Atlanta to Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. |
| Sept. 15, 2000 | Continental Airlines puts its first 767-400ER, which was delivered Aug. 31, into revenue service. The flight is from Newark, N.J. to Orlando, Fla. |
| Sept. 13, 2000 | Boeing announces that it is committed to production of a new longer-range version of the 767-400ER. The new longer-range version flies the equivalent range of the smaller extended-range 767-300ER, but has the capacity of the larger 767-400ER. |
| Aug. 31, 2000 | Continental Airlines takes delivery of its first of 26 767-400ERs and the airline's first 767. |
| Aug. 29, 2000 | Delta Air Lines and Boeing formally celebrate the delivery of the airline's first two 767-400ER. Delta, the launch customer for the airplane, has ordered 21 767-400ERs with options for 40 additional. The first 767-400ER for Delta was delivered Aug. 11, 2000, followed by the delivery of the second on Aug. 23, 2000. |
| Aug. 21, 2000 | Boeing announces 767-400ER receives flight-crew qualification endorsement from the FAA. This endorsement means that the 767-400ER shares the same type rating with existing 767-200 and 767-300 airplanes, and a common type rating with the 757-200 and 757-300. |
| Aug. 4, 2000 | Boeing delivers line No. 800 a 767-300ER to United Air Lines. |
| July 25, 2000 | Europe's Joint Aviation Authorities (JAA) validates the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration's type certification of the 767-400ER. |
| July 24, 2000 | The Boeing 767-400ER makes its debut at Farnborough Air Show. |
| July 20, 2000 | The 767-400ER receives certification approval from the FAA as well as type design approval for 180-minute ETOPS. |
| July 10, 2000 | A Boeing 767-400ER leaves from Boeing Field on an around-the-world tour. |
| June 2000 | After 1,150 hours of flying, a flight-test program that began in October 1999 with the first flight of the 767-400ER is completed. |
| May 16, 2000 | Boeing announces it will include 777-style interior in all 767 models. |
| May 10, 2000 | The first four Boeing-built 767 Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS) airplanes enter operational service for the Japan Air Self-Defense Force. |
| Oct. 9, 1999 | First 767-400ER successfully completes a 5-hour- and 5-minute first flight. |
| Aug. 26, 1999 | Ceremonial rollout celebration of 767-400ER for employees. |
| Sept. 1998 | Delta Airlines takes delivery of its 75th 767. |
| July 1998 | Certification testing of new carbon brake from Allied Signal completed at Edwards Air Force Base and Roswell, N.M. |
| May 7, 1998 | Twenty-five percent of all product definition releases for the 767-400ER is reached. Completion of releases allows Boeing factories and suppliers to begin fabricating tooling and airplane parts. |
| April 1998 | Fifty-seven airlines complete 1 million ETOPS flights. |
| March 18, 1998 | U.S. Federal Aviation Administration certifies the General Electric engine CG6-80C2B8F for use on the 767-400ER. |
| March 11, 1998 | Boeing delivers first two 767 Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS) airplanes to the government of Japan. |
| Jan. 9, 1998 | The 767-400ER Program achieves firm configuration of the airplane design. |
| Oct. 31, 1997 | Air New Zealand sets speed record with 767-300ER. Record was for aircraft under 441,000 pounds (200,000 kilos) over a recognized course. The course was from the Boeing manufacturing plan in Everett and Air New Zealand facility in Christchurch, N.Z. The distance of 6,627 nautical miles (12,272 km) was flown in 14 hours, 54 minutes. |
| April 28, 1997 | The Boeing board of directors formally approved launch of the 767-400ER. |
| March 20, 1997 | The 767-400ER design and production planning got under way with the announcement from Delta Air Lines of its intent to order 21 airplanes. |
| Aug. 15, 1996 | Asiana Airlines took delivery of its first 767 Freighter, which has automated cargo loading and can transport live animals and perishable goods. |
| Oct. 16, 1995 | The first Boeing 767 Freighter arrived at the international hub of UPS to begin revenue service. |
| June 21, 1995 | The first 767 Freighter made its initial flight from Everett's Paine Field. |
| May 18, 1995 | EVA Air began the first regularly scheduled 767-300ER twinjet operations across the North Pacific. |
| May 12, 1995 | First 767 Freighter rolled out of the paint hangar in Everett, Wash. |
| February 1994 | The 767 became the most widely used airplane across the Atlantic with more flights than any other airplane type. |
| May 20, 1993 | 500th 767 rolled off the line in Everett, Wash., and was delivered to American Airlines in June. |
| Jan. 15, 1993 | United Parcel Services (UPS) launched the 767 Freighter with an order for up to 60 airplanes. |
| October 1992 | All Nippon Airways took delivery of its 50th 767. |
| November 1991 | Delivery of the 400th 767 to Martinair Holland Airlines takes place. |
| June 10, 1990 | A Royal Brunei 767-200ER set a new distance record for twinjet airliners flying 9,253 statute miles (14,890 km) from Seattle to Nairobi, Kenya, in 17 hours 51 minutes. |
| Feb. 8, 1990 | First Rolls-Royce-powered 767 delivered to British Airways. |
| July 27, 1989 | An Air Seychelles 767-200ER set a new distance record for a commercial twinjet flying 8,893 statute miles (14,309 km) from Grand Rapids, Mich., to Seychelles in 16 hours 49 minutes. |
| April 18, 1988 | An Air Mauritius 767-200ER set a new distance record for commercial twinjets flying from Halifax, Nova Scotia, to Mauritius. Distance flown was 8,727 statute miles (14,042 km). Duration of the flight was 16 hours 27 minutes. |
| March 25, 1987 | Rolls-Royce provided third engine choice, RB211-524H, for the Boeing 767 family of aircraft. Engine due in service in February 1990. Commonality with RB211-powered 747s benefits airlines operating both aircraft. |
| Dec. 31, 1986 | Since May 1985, extended twin-engine operations (ETOPS) equipped aircraft have logged more than 60,000 flights, with 99.8 percent successfully reaching their destination without turnback or diversion. |
| Dec. 22, 1986 | Extensive flight test of 767-300ER began for certification with General Electric engines. |
| Sept. 25, 1986 | First 767-300 delivery to Japan Airlines. |
| Jan. 14, 1986 | The first 767-300 completed and rolled out from the 767 final assembly bay at Everett, Wash. |
| August 1985 | Boeing announced the 400,000-pound (181,437-kg) option on 767-300ER. |
| May 29, 1985 | 767 receives approval from the Federal Aviation Administration for 120-minute ETOPS flights. ETOPS stands for extended-range, two-engine operations. |
| June 1, 1984 | The first 767ER for Ethiopian Airlines set a twinjet airliner distance record, flying 7,500 statute miles (12,082 km) from Washington, D.C., to Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, in 13 hours 17 minutes. |
| March 27, 1984 | The first 767ER with optional 335,000 pounds (151,950 kg) gross weight made the first 767 commercial non-stop transatlantic flight the day after it was delivered to El Al Israel Airlines. |
| Sept. 29, 1983 | Japan Airlines ordered the 767-300 with fuselage lengthened 21 feet 1 inch (6.4 m) and passenger capacity increased by about 50 to a total of 261. The gross weight is 345,000 pounds (156,490 kg). |
| July 22, 1983 | The FAA cleared the way for pilots to fly both of the new-generation Boeing twinjets, the 757 and 767, after passing a type-rating test for either of the airliners. This was made possible by the close similarity of the 757 and 767 from the pilot's point of view. |
| June 6, 1983 | The FAA certified the 767 for a maximum takeoff gross weight of 315,000 pounds (142,880 kg), 15,000 pounds (6,800 kg) heavier than the 767s delivered to that time. The increased weight permits up to 760 statute miles (1,225 km) added range and greater payload. |
| January 1983 | Boeing announced the 345,000-pound (156,490-kg) gross weight 767ER (extended range) capable of carrying a full passenger payload 5,700 statute miles (9,200 km). |
| Sept. 8, 1982 | First 767 commercial service, by United Airlines, Chicago to Denver. |
| Aug. 19, 1982 | First 767 delivery to United Airlines. |
| July 30, 1982 | Type certificate awarded 767 by FAA. |
| July 1982 | The first 767 international demonstration flight series took the new-generation airliner to cities in Europe, the Middle East and North Africa. |
| May 27, 1982 | The first 767 fitted with a two-crew member flight deck made its initial flight and began the test program leading to Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) certification of the configuration. |
| Sept. 26, 1981 | First 767 completed its initial flight. The flight, lasting 2 hours 4 minutes, took place four days ahead of the first flight date scheduled in 1978. |
| Aug. 4, 1981 | First 767 completed and rolled from the 767 final assembly bay in the 747/767 plant in Everett, Wash. |
| April 8, 1981 | Final assembly of first 767 begins. |
| July 6, 1979 | Fabrication of the first new-generation Boeing 767 parts began at the Boeing Central Fabrication Division, Auburn, Wash. |
| Nov. 15, 1978 | American Airlines and Delta Air Lines announced total firm orders for 50 transcontinental version 767s. The value of the order, $1.9 billion, made it the largest single sales day in Boeing history. American ordered 30 and Delta 20. Both airlines selected General Electric CF6-80 engines. |
| Sept. 22, 1978 | Civil Transport Development Corp. of Japan became a risk-sharing major participant in the Boeing 767 development and production program. CTDC, now Commercial Airplane Company (CAC), is a consortium of Japanese aircraft manufacturers and component suppliers. |
| Aug. 14, 1978 | Boeing and Aeritalia, Italy's largest aircraft firm, signed a contract under which the Italian firm became a risk-sharing major participant in the 767 development and production program. |
| July 14, 1978 | Production of the 767 got under way when United Airlines placed a $1.2 billion order for 30 of the new twinjets equipped with Pratt & Whitney JT9D-7R4 engines. |