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==Variants== [[File:Asia Atlantic Airlines 767-300 (HS-AAC) Narita International Airport.jpg|thumb|The 767 is a [[widebody aircraft|widebody]] with a [[low wing]], [[twinjet|twin]] underwing [[turbofan]]s, and a conventional tail.]] The 767 has been produced in three fuselage lengths.<ref name=767_airport_report/> These debuted in progressively larger form as the {{not a typo|767-200}}, {{not a typo|767-300}}, and 767-400ER.<ref name=767_airport_report/><ref name=e45>{{harvnb|Eden|2008|pp=104β05}}</ref> Longer-range variants include the 767-200ER and 767-300ER,<ref name=e45/> while cargo models include the 767-300F, a production freighter,<ref name=k555/> and conversions of passenger 767-200 and 767-300 models.<ref name=faa/> When referring to different variants, Boeing and airlines often collapse the model number (767) and the variant designator, e.g. β200 or β300, into a truncated form, e.g. "762" or "763".<ref name=aafleet>{{cite web |url=http://www.aa.com/i18n/aboutUs/ourPlanes/ourPlanes.jsp |title=Our Planes |publisher=American Airlines |year=2011 |access-date=August 28, 2011}}</ref> Subsequent to the capacity number, designations may append the range identifier,<ref name=aafleet/><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.continental.com/web/en-US/content/travel/inflight/aircraft/762.aspx |title=Boeing 767-200ER |publisher=Continental Airlines |year=2011 |access-date=July 4, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110805082240/http://www.continental.com/web/en-US/content/travel/inflight/aircraft/762.aspx |archive-date=August 5, 2011 |url-status=dead}}</ref> though -200ER and -300ER are company marketing designations and not certificated as such.<ref name=faa>{{cite web |url=https://drs.faa.gov/browse/excelExternalWindow/FD2D9676ECDF386A862587F1004AE0C9.0001 |publisher=Federal Aviation Administration |date= February 18, 2022 |title=Federal Aviation Administration Type Certificate Data Sheet A1NM}}</ref> The [[International Civil Aviation Organization]] (ICAO) aircraft type designator system uses a similar numbering scheme, but adds a preceding manufacturer letter;<ref name=ICAOcode/> all variants based on the 767-200 and 767-300 are classified under the codes "B762" and "B763"; the 767-400ER receives the designation of "B764".<ref name=ICAOcode>{{cite web |url=http://www.icao.int/publications/DOC8643/ |title=ICAO Document 8643 |publisher=International Civil Aviation Organization |access-date=December 10, 2011}}</ref> ===767-200=== [[File:C-GAUN B767-233 Air Canada YVR 26JUN07 (6695335731).jpg|thumb|The 767-200 is the shortest variant of the 767, at {{Convert|159|ft|m}}. This 767 was involved in the [[Gimli Glider]] incident in 1983.]] The 767-200 was the original model and entered service with [[United Airlines]] in 1982.<ref name=Eden_p102/> The type has been used primarily by [[Mainline (flight)|mainline]] U.S. carriers for domestic routes between major hub centers such as Los Angeles to Washington.<ref name=Eden_p102/><ref name="davies89"/> The 767-200 was the first aircraft to be used on transatlantic [[ETOPS]] flights, beginning with TWA on February 1, 1985, under 90-minute diversion rules.<ref name="haenggi_p38-40"/><ref name=davies89/> Deliveries for the variant totaled 128 aircraft.<ref name=767_O_D_summ/> There were 52 examples of the model in commercial service {{as of|2018|July|lc=y}}, almost entirely as freighter conversions.<ref name=FI_Airlines_2018>{{cite web|url=https://www.flightglobal.com/asset/24536|title=World Airline Census 2018|work=Flightglobal|language=en-GB|date=August 21, 2018}}</ref><!-- Updates require a newer reference. --> The type's competitors included the Airbus A300 and A310.<ref name=Becher_p175>{{Harvnb|Becher|1999|p=175}}</ref> The 767-200 was produced until 1987 when production switched to the extended-range 767-200ER.<ref name=no163/> Some early 767-200s were subsequently upgraded to extended-range specification.<ref name=davies89/> In 1998, Boeing began offering 767-200 conversions to 767-200SF (Special Freighter) specification for cargo use,<ref name=762SF>{{cite web |url=http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/boeing-enters-ups-bidding-with-767-special-freighter-36199/ |title=Boeing enters UPS bidding with 767 'Special Freighter' |first=Guy |last=Norris |work=Flight International |date=April 22, 1998 |access-date=December 28, 2011}}</ref> and [[Israel Aerospace Industries]] has been licensed to perform cargo conversions since 2005.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://easa.europa.eu/certification/type-certificates/docs/supplemental/EASA-TCDS-AS.00632_(IM)_IAI_B767--200SF_(Special_Freighter_Conversion)-03-23022011.pdf |title=Supplemental Type-Certificate Data Sheet |publisher=European Aviation Safety Agency |date=February 23, 2011 |access-date=August 18, 2011 |page=4}}</ref> The conversion process entails the installation of a side cargo door, strengthened main deck floor, and added freight monitoring and safety equipment.<ref name=faa/> The 767-200SF was positioned as a replacement for [[Douglas DC-8]] freighters.<ref name=762SF/> ===767-2C=== [[File:19-46063 Boeing KC-46A Pegasus USAF RAF Fairford 18.7.22 (52516305561).jpg|thumb|A Boeing KC-46A belonging to the [[United States Air Force]]]] A commercial freighter version of the Boeing {{not a typo|767-200}} with wings from the -300 series and an updated flightdeck was first flown on December 29, 2014.<ref name=ff2c>{{cite web |last=Trimble |first=Stephen |url=http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/boeing-completes-first-flight-of-new-freighter-and-tanker-407472/ |title=Boeing completes first flight of new freighter and tanker |work=[[Flightglobal]] |publisher=Reed Business Information |date=December 28, 2014 |access-date=December 30, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141230230129/http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/boeing-completes-first-flight-of-new-freighter-and-tanker-407472/ |archive-date=December 30, 2014 |url-status=live}}</ref> A military tanker variant of the Boeing 767-2C is developed for the USAF as the [[Boeing KC-46 Pegasus|KC-46]].<ref name=ff2c/> Boeing is building two aircraft as commercial freighters which will be used to obtain Federal Aviation Administration certification, a further two Boeing 767-2Cs will be modified as military tankers.<ref name=ff2c/> {{as of|2014}}, Boeing does not have customers for the freighter.<ref name=ff2c/> ===767-200ER=== [[File:El Al Israel Airlines Boeing 767-27E-ER 4X-EAF (22343721261).jpg|thumb|A 767-200ER of its launch customer, [[El Al]]. The -200ER is externally similar to the -200.]] The 767-200ER was the first extended-range model and entered service with [[El Al]] in 1984.<ref name=Boe_767_back/> The type's increased range is due to extra fuel capacity and higher maximum takeoff weight (MTOW) of up to {{cvt|395000|lb|sigfig=3}}.<ref name=no163/><ref name=762specs/> The additional fuel capacity is accomplished by using the center tank's dry dock to carry fuel. The non-ER variant's center tank is what is called ''cheek tanks''; two interconnected halves in each wing root with a dry dock in between. The center tank is also used on the -300ER and -400ER variants.<ref>{{cite book |url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/647811907 |title=Aircraft fuel systems |date=2008 |publisher=Wiley |author=Langton, Roy |isbn=978-0-470-05947-0 |location=Chichester, West Sussex, UK |oclc=647811907}}</ref>{{Rp|35}} This version was originally offered with the same engines as the {{not a typo|767-200}}, while more powerful [[Pratt & Whitney PW4000]] and [[General Electric CF6]] engines later became available.<ref name="no163" /> The 767-200ER was the first 767 to complete a non-stop [[Transatlantic flight|transatlantic]] journey, and broke the flying distance record for a twinjet airliner on April 17, 1988, with an [[Air Mauritius]] flight from Halifax, [[Nova Scotia]] to Port Louis, [[Mauritius]], covering {{cvt|8727|nmi|sigfig=3}}.<ref name="Eden_p102" /> The 767-200ER has been acquired by international operators seeking smaller wide-body aircraft for long-haul routes such as New York to Beijing.<ref name="Eden_p102" /><ref name="762specs" /> Deliveries of the type totaled 121 with no unfilled orders.<ref name="767_O_D_summ" /> As of July 2018, 21 examples of passenger and freighter conversion versions were in airline service.<ref name="FI_Airlines_2018" /><!-- Updates require a newer reference. --> The type's main competitors of the time included the [[Airbus A300-600]]R and the [[Airbus A310-300|A310-300]].<ref name="Eden_p104" /> ===767-300=== The {{not a typo|767-300}}, the first stretched version of the aircraft, entered service with [[Japan Airlines]] in 1986.<ref name=Boe_767_back/> The type features a {{convert|21.1|ft|m|sigfig=3|adj=on}} fuselage extension over the {{not a typo|767-200}}, achieved by additional sections inserted before and after the wings, for an overall length of {{cvt|180.25|ft|sigfig=3}}.<ref name=no163/> Reflecting the growth potential built into the original 767 design, the wings, engines, and most systems were largely unchanged on the {{not a typo|767-300}}.<ref name=no163/> An optional mid-cabin exit door is positioned ahead of the wings on the left,<ref name=767_airport_report/> while more powerful Pratt & Whitney PW4000 and [[Rolls-Royce RB211]] engines later became available.<ref name=Eden_p104/> The 767-300's increased capacity has been used on high-density routes within Asia and Europe.<ref>{{Harvnb|Birtles|1999|pp=62, 90β95}}</ref> The 767-300 was produced from 1986 until 2000. Deliveries for the type totaled 104 aircraft with no unfilled orders remaining.<ref name=767_O_D_summ/> The type's main competitor was the Airbus A300.<ref name=Eden_p104/> ===767-300ER=== [[File:WestJet Boeing 767-300ER C-FOGT.jpg|thumb|A [[WestJet]] 767-300ER, externally identical to 767-300. This example was retrofitted with winglets.|alt=]] The 767-300ER, the extended-range version of the {{not a typo|767-300}}, entered service with American Airlines in 1988.<ref name=Boe_767_back/> The type's increased range was made possible by greater fuel tankage and a higher MTOW of {{cvt|407000|lb|sigfig=3}}.<ref name=Eden_p104/> Design improvements allowed the available MTOW to increase to {{cvt|412000|lb|sigfig=3}} by 1993.<ref name=Eden_p104/> Power is provided by Pratt & Whitney PW4000, General Electric CF6, or Rolls-Royce RB211 engines.<ref name=Eden_p104/> The 767-300ER comes in three exit configurations: the baseline configuration has four main cabin doors and four over-wing window exits, the second configuration has six main cabin doors and two over-wing window exits; and the third configuration has six main cabin doors, as well as two smaller doors that are located behind the wings.<ref name="767_airport_report" /> Typical routes for the type include [[John F. Kennedy International Airport|New York]] to [[Frankfurt Airport|Frankfurt]].<ref name=763specs/> The combination of increased capacity and range for the -300ER has been particularly attractive to both new and existing 767 operators.<ref name=e45/> It is the most successful 767 version, with more orders placed than all other variants combined.<ref name=300ER>{{harvnb|Haenggi|2003|p=43}}</ref> {{as of|2017|November|}}, 767-300ER deliveries stand at 583 with no unfilled orders.<ref name=767_O_D_summ/> There were 376 examples in service {{as of|2018|July|lc=y}}.<ref name=FI_Airlines_2018 /><!-- Updates require a newer reference. --> The type's main competitor is the [[Airbus A330-200]].<ref name=FlugA330-200>{{cite web |title=Airbus A330-200 |work=Flug Revue |date=July 18, 2000 |url=http://www.flug-revue.rotor.com/frtypen/FRA33020.htm |access-date=August 18, 2011 |archive-date=February 18, 2001 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010218184251/http://www.flug-revue.rotor.com/frtypen/FRA33020.htm}}</ref> At its 1990s peak, a new 767-300ER was valued at $85 million, dipping to around $12 million in 2018 for a 1996 build.<ref>{{cite news |url= http://www.aircraftvaluenews.com/b767-300er-historical-value-behavior-defy-expectations/ |title= B767-300ER Historical Value Behavior Defy Expectations |publisher= Aircraft Value News |date= October 29, 2018}}</ref> ===767-300F=== [[File:N107FE@PEK (20190520150305).jpg|thumb|A [[FedEx Express]] 767-300F|alt=Side quarter view of twin-engine jetliner in flight, with extended gear]] The 767-300F, the production freighter version of the 767-300ER, entered service with UPS Airlines in 1995.<ref>{{Harvnb|Becher|1999|p=178}}</ref> The 767-300F can hold up to 24 standard {{convert|88|by|125|in|cm|adj=on}} [[pallet]]s on its main deck and up to 30 LD2 [[unit load device]]s on the lower deck,<ref name=767_airport_report/> with a total cargo volume of {{convert|15469|cuft|sigfig=3}}.<ref name=763Fspecs>{{cite web |url=http://www.boeing.com/commercial/767family/pf/pf_300f_prod.html |title=767-300F Technical Characteristics |publisher=Boeing |access-date=October 20, 2013}}</ref> The freighter has a main deck cargo door and crew exit,<ref name=k555>{{harvnb|Kane|2003|p=555}}</ref> while the lower deck features two starboard-side cargo doors and one port-side cargo door.<ref name=767_airport_report/> A general market version with onboard freight-handling systems, [[refrigeration]] capability, and crew facilities was delivered to Asiana Airlines on August 23, 1996.<ref name=Eden_p105/> {{as of|2019|August||df=}}, 767-300F deliveries stand at 161 with 61 unfilled orders.<ref name=767_O_D_summ/> Airlines operated 222 examples of the freighter variant and freighter conversions in July 2018.<ref name=FI_Airlines_2018 /><!-- Updates require a newer reference. --> ===={{Anchor|767-300BCF|767-300BDSF}}Converted freighters==== In June 2008, All Nippon Airways took delivery of the first 767-300BCF (Boeing Converted Freighter), a modified passenger-to-freighter model.<ref name="bcf">{{cite web |url=http://www.flightglobal.com/articles/2008/06/16/224718/st-aero-delivers-worlds-first-767-300bcf-to-all-nippon.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080619071946/http://www.flightglobal.com/articles/2008/06/16/224718/st-aero-delivers-worlds-first-767-300bcf-to-all-nippon.html |archive-date=June 19, 2008 |title=ST Aero delivers world's first 767-300BCF to All Nippon Airways |first=Leithen |last=Francis |work=Flight International |date=June 16, 2008 |access-date=August 19, 2011}}</ref> The conversion work was performed in Singapore by [[ST Aerospace#Subsidiaries/Divisions|ST Aerospace Services]], the first supplier to offer a 767-300BCF program,<ref name="bcf" /> and involved the addition of a main deck cargo door, strengthened main deck floor, and additional freight monitoring and safety equipment.<ref name="faa" /> [[Israel Aerospace Industries]] offers a passenger-to-freighter conversion program called the 767-300BDSF (BEDEK Special Freighter). Wagner Aeronautical also offers a passenger-to-freighter conversion program for {{not a typo|767-300}} series aircraft.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.flightglobal.com/articles/2010/10/21/348813/wagner-plans-to-launch-767-cargo-conversion-programme.html |title=Wagner plans to launch 767 cargo conversion programme |work=Air Transport Intelligence |author=Sobie, Brendan |date=October 21, 2010 |access-date=October 31, 2010}}</ref> ===767-400ER===<!-- This section is linked from [[Boeing 747]] --> [[File:Boeing 767-424-ER, United Airlines (Continental Airlines) AN1913767.jpg|thumb|A 767-400ER of [[United Airlines]] in 2011. This variant is {{Convert|205.1|ft|m}} long.]] The 767-400ER, the first Boeing wide-body jet resulting from two fuselage stretches,<ref>{{harvnb|Norris|Wagner|1999|p=114}}</ref> entered service with Continental Airlines in 2000.<ref name=Boe_767_back/> The type features a {{convert|21.1|ft|m|abbr=off|sigfig=3|adj=on}} stretch over the {{not a typo|767-300}}, for a total length of {{convert|205.11|ft|m|sigfig=3}}.<ref>{{harvnb|Norris|Wagner|1999|p=120}}</ref> The wingspan is also increased by {{convert|14.3|ft|m|sigfig=3}} through the addition of [[raked wingtips]].<ref name=Eden_p105/> The exit configuration uses six main cabin doors and two smaller exit doors behind the wings, similar to certain 767-300ERs.<ref name="767_airport_report" /> Other differences include an updated cockpit, redesigned landing gear, and 777-style Signature Interior.<ref>{{harvnb|Norris|Wagner|1999|pp=119β120, 123}}</ref> Power is provided by uprated General Electric CF6 engines.<ref name=faa/> The FAA granted approval for the 767-400ER to operate 180-minute [[ETOPS]] flights before it entered service.<ref>{{cite web |title=Boeing 767-400ER gets FAA clearance |work=Flight International |url=http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/boeing-767-400er-gets-faa-clearance-68337/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130929164638/http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/boeing-767-400er-gets-faa-clearance-68337/ |archive-date=September 29, 2013 |date=July 25, 2000 |access-date=February 1, 2011}}</ref> Because its fuel capacity was not increased over preceding models, the 767-400ER has a range of {{convert|5625|nmi}},<ref name=764specs>{{cite web |url=http://www.boeing.com/commercial/aeromagazine/aero_03/textonly/ps01txt.html |title=Introducing the 767-400 Extended Range Airplane |work=AERO Magazine |publisher=Boeing |date=July 1998}}</ref> less than previous extended-range 767s.<ref name=long/> No 767-400 (non-extended range) version was developed. The longer-range 767-400ERX was offered in July 2000<ref name=Boeing26july2000/> before being cancelled a year later,<ref name=sonic/> leaving the 767-400ER as the sole version of the largest 767.<ref name=f63>{{harvnb|Frawley|2001|p=63}}</ref> Boeing dropped the 767-400ER and the -200ER from its pricing list in 2014.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://airwaysnews.com/blog/2013/09/19/boeing-drops-the-767-200er-and-767-400er-from-its-pricing-lists-the-end-of-an-era/ |title=Boeing Drops the 767-200ER and 767-400ER from its Pricing List: the End of an Era - Airchive |date=September 19, 2013 |language=en-US |access-date=July 17, 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160708121139/http://airwaysnews.com/blog/2013/09/19/boeing-drops-the-767-200er-and-767-400er-from-its-pricing-lists-the-end-of-an-era/ |archive-date=July 8, 2016}}</ref> A total of 37 767-400ERs were delivered to the variant's two airline customers, [[Continental Airlines]] (now merged with [[United Airlines]] as of 2010) and [[Delta Air Lines]], with no unfilled orders.<ref name=767_O_D_summ/> All 37 examples of the -400ER were in service in July 2018.<ref name=FI_Airlines_2018 /><!-- Updates require a newer reference. --> One additional example was produced as a military testbed for cancelled E-10, and later sold to Bahrain as a VIP transport.<ref name=vip764>{{Cite journal |last=Sarsfield |first=Kate |url=http://flightglobal.com/articles/2009/01/27/321681/bahrain-acquires-767-400er-testbed-for-vip-use.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090130070223/http://flightglobal.com/articles/2009/01/27/321681/bahrain-acquires-767-400er-testbed-for-vip-use.html |archive-date=January 30, 2009 |title=Bahrain acquires 767-400ER testbed for VIP use |journal=Flight International |date=January 27, 2009 |access-date=January 21, 2011}}</ref> The type's closest competitor is the Airbus A330-200.<ref name=Flug767-400>{{cite web |title=Boeing 767-400ER |work=Flug Revue |date=March 4, 2002 |url=http://www.flug-revue.rotor.com/Frtypen/FR767400.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080513172529/http://www.flug-revue.rotor.com/Frtypen/FR767400.htm |archive-date= May 13, 2008 |access-date=August 18, 2011}}</ref> ===Military and government=== Versions of the 767 serve in a number of military and government applications, with responsibilities ranging from airborne surveillance and refueling to cargo and VIP transport. Several military 767s have been derived from the 767-200ER,<ref>{{Harvnb|Birtles|1999|pp=39β46}}</ref><ref name=ap_20070212/> the longest-range version of the aircraft.<ref name=762specs/><ref name=k555/> * '''Airborne Surveillance Testbed''' β the Airborne Optical Adjunct (AOA) was modified from the prototype 767-200 for a [[United States Army]] program, under a contract signed with the [[Strategic Air Command]] in July 1984.<ref name=gao>{{cite web |url=http://www.dtic.mil/cgi-bin/GetTRDoc?AD=ADA344571 |title=Strategic Defense Initiative Program: Status of Airborne Optical Adjunct and Terminal Imaging Radar |date=June 1986 |publisher=United States Government Accountability Office |access-date=December 28, 2011 |pages=1, 9, 10 |archive-date=April 13, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130413150655/http://www.dtic.mil/cgi-bin/GetTRDoc?AD=ADA344571 |url-status=dead}}</ref> Intended to evaluate the feasibility of using airborne optical sensors to detect and track hostile [[intercontinental ballistic missile]]s, the modified aircraft first flew on August 21, 1987.<ref name="Janes89">{{harvnb |Taylor|1989|pp=373β74}}</ref> Alterations included a large "[[cupola]]" or hump on the top of the aircraft from above the cockpit to just behind the [[trailing edge]] of the wings,<ref name=gao/> and a pair of ventral fins below the rear fuselage.<ref name="Janes89"/> Inside the cupola was a suite of infrared seekers used for tracking theater ballistic missile launches.<ref name="Becher_p183-4">{{Harvnb|Becher|1999|pp=183β84}}</ref> The aircraft was later renamed as the Airborne Surveillance Testbed (AST).<ref>{{harvnb|Norris|Wagner|1996|p=87}}</ref> Following the end of the AST program in 2002, the aircraft was retired for scrapping.<ref name=ast>Chism, Neal (March 20, 2006) "Correspondence: Save the First Boeing 767". ''Aviation Week & Space Technology'', Volume 164, Issue 12, pp. 6β8</ref><!-- The aircraft was removed from the FAA registry in 2007 and ultimately scrapped.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=N767BA |title=FAA Registry β Aircraft β N767BA |publisher=FAA |access-date=February 1, 2011}}</ref><ref>Roach, J.R. and Eastwood, A.B. (June 2008). "Jet Airliner Production List Vol. 1: Boeing." ''Key Publishing'', Aviation Hobby Shop.</ref> --> [[File:E-767 Japan AWACS 112010 view.jpg|thumb|[[Japan Self-Defense Forces]] E-767 AWACS|alt=Side view of Japan military reconnaissance aircraft on airport runway, with dorsal mounted sensor pallet]] * '''[[Boeing E-767|E-767]]''' β the Airborne Early Warning and Control (AWACS) platform for the Japan Self-Defense Forces; it is essentially the [[Boeing E-3 Sentry]] mission package on a 767-200ER platform.<ref name=b39>{{Harvnb|Birtles|1999|pp=44β5}}</ref> E-767 modifications, completed on 767-200ERs flown from the Everett factory to [[Boeing Defense, Space & Security|Boeing Integrated Defense Systems]] in Wichita, Kansas, include strengthening to accommodate a dorsal surveillance radar system, engine [[nacelle]] alterations, as well as electrical and interior changes.<ref name=poise>{{cite web |url=http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1994/1994%20-%202806.html |title=Boeing poised to fly first 767 AWACS |first=Norris |last=Guy |work=Flight International |date=November 16, 1994 |access-date=August 30, 2011}}</ref> Japan operates four E-767s. The first E-767s were delivered in March 1998.<ref name=aw33>{{cite web |url=http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1998/1998%20-%201967.html |title=Military Aircraft Directory: Boeing |date=July 29, 1998 |work=Flight International |access-date=December 9, 2011}}</ref> [[File:KC-767 Aeronautica Militare tanker refueler 2007.jpg|thumb|An [[Italian Air Force]] KC-767A tanker|alt=A mostly-gray KC-767, with refueling probe extended, transferring fuel to a B-52 in the left-bottom hand corner]] * '''[[Boeing KC-767#International acquisitions|KC-767 Tanker Transport]]''' β the 767-200ER-based aerial refueling platform operated by the Italian Air Force (Aeronautica Militare),<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.aeronautica.difesa.it/Mezzi/velivoliDotazione/Pagine/KC_767A.aspx |title=Il portale dell'Aeronautica Militare β KC-767A |work=difesa.it |access-date=April 1, 2015|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150325201519/https://www.aeronautica.difesa.it/Mezzi/velivoliDotazione/Pagine/KC_767A.aspx|archive-date=March 25, 2015}}</ref> and the Japan Self-Defense Forces.<ref name=kc767j/> Modifications conducted by Boeing Integrated Defense Systems include the addition of a fly-by-wire refueling boom, strengthened flaps, and optional auxiliary fuel tanks, as well as structural reinforcement and modified avionics.<ref name=kc767/> The four KC-767Js ordered by Japan have been delivered.<ref name=kc767j>{{cite web |url=http://www.flightglobal.com/articles/2010/01/14/337167/picture-japan-receives-last-boeing-kc-767-tanker.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100118123227/http://www.flightglobal.com/articles/2010/01/14/337167/picture-japan-receives-last-boeing-kc-767-tanker.html|archive-date=January 18, 2010 |title=Japan receives last Boeing KC-767 tanker |first=Craig |last=Hoyle |work=Flight International |date=January 14, 2010 |access-date=August 18, 2011}}</ref> The Aeronautica Militare received the first of its four KC-767As in January 2011.<ref name=kc767a>{{cite web |last=Kington |first=Tom |url=http://www.defensenews.com/story.php?i=5559911&c=EUR&s=AIR|archive-url=https://wayback.archive-it.org/all/20161207155632/http://www.defensenews.com/error-404|url-status=dead|archive-date=December 7, 2016 |title=Italian Air Force Receives 1st Tanker From Boeing |work=Defense News |date=January 27, 2011 |access-date=January 28, 2011}}</ref> * '''[[Boeing KC-767|KC-767 Advanced Tanker]]''' β the 767-200ER-based aerial tanker developed for the USAF [[KC-X]] tanker competition.<ref name="kc-x"/> It is an updated version of the KC-767, originally selected as the USAF's new tanker aircraft in 2003, designated KC-767A,<ref name=DoD_4120>{{cite web |url=http://www.dtic.mil/whs/directives/corres/pdf/412015l.pdf |title=DoD 4120-15L, Model Designation of Military Aerospace Vehicles |publisher=US Department of Defense |date=May 12, 2004 |page=30 |access-date=April 21, 2010 |archive-date=October 25, 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071025181044/http://www.dtic.mil/whs/directives/corres/pdf/412015l.pdf |url-status=dead}}</ref> and then dropped amid conflict of interest allegations.<ref name="kc-x"/> The KC-767 Advanced Tanker is derived from studies for a longer-range cargo version of the 767-200ER,<ref name=ap_20070212>{{cite news |last=Borak |first=Donna |url=http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2003568484_webtanker12.html |title=Boeing unveils tanker for $40 billion deal |work=Seattle Times |date=February 12, 2007 |access-date=January 21, 2011}}</ref><ref name="boeing_KC-767Adv">{{cite web |url=http://www.boeing.com/news/releases/2007/q1/070212b_nr.html |title=Boeing Offers KC-767 Advanced Tanker to US Air Force |publisher=Boeing |date=February 12, 2007 |access-date=July 4, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070214105112/http://www.boeing.com/news/releases/2007/q1/070212b_nr.html|archive-date=February 14, 2007|url-status=dead}}</ref> and features a fly-by-wire [[refueling boom]], a [[Computer stereo vision|remote vision]] refueling system, and a 767-400ER-based flight deck with LCD screens and [[head-up display]]s.<ref name=kc767at/> * '''[[Boeing KC-46 Pegasus|KC-46 Pegasus]]''' β a 767-based tanker, not derived from the KC-767, awarded as part of the KC-X contract for the USAF.<ref name=herald/> * '''[[Boeing KC-767#Variants|Tanker conversions]]''' β the 767 MMTT or Multi-Mission Tanker Transport is a 767-200ER-based aircraft operated by the [[Colombian Air Force]] (''Fuerza AΓ©rea Colombiana'') and modified by Israel Aerospace Industries.<ref name=mmtt>{{cite web |url=http://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2010/09/06/347025/pictures-iai-tests-colombias-new-767-tanker.html|archive-url=https://archive.today/20100909031501/http://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2010/09/06/347025/pictures-iai-tests-colombias-new-767-tanker.html|archive-date=September 9, 2010 |title=IAI tests Colombia's new 767 tanker |first=Arie |last=Egozi |work=Flight International |date=June 9, 2010 |access-date=September 2, 2011}}</ref> In 2013, the [[Brazilian Air Force]] ordered two 767-300ER tanker conversions from IAI for its KC-X2 program.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.upi.com/Business_News/Security-Industry/2013/03/15/IAI-wins-Brazilian-KC-X-competition/UPI-98451363366032/%E2%89%A5 |title=Israel Aerospace Industries to work in Brazilian tank program |publisher=UPI.com |date=March 15, 2013 |access-date=June 2, 2013}}</ref> * '''[[Northrop Grumman E-10|E-10 MC2A]]''' β the Northrop Grumman E-10 was to be a 767-400ER-based replacement for the USAF's 707-based E-3 Sentry AWACS, [[Northrop Grumman E-8 Joint STARS]], and [[Boeing RC-135|RC-135]] [[SIGINT]] aircraft.<ref name=e10>{{cite web |last=Tirpak |first=John |url=http://www.airforce-magazine.com/MagazineArchive/Pages/2007/October%202007/1007squeeze.aspx |title=The big squeeze |work=Air Force Magazine |date=October 2007 |access-date=August 30, 2011 |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090725003810/http://www.airforce-magazine.com/MagazineArchive/Pages/2007/October%202007/1007squeeze.aspx |archive-date=July 25, 2009}}</ref> The E-10 would have included an all-new AWACS system, with a powerful [[active electronically scanned array]] (AESA) that was also capable of jamming enemy aircraft or missiles.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://aviationweek.com/awin/e-10-radar-secretly-designed-jam-missiles |title=E-10 Radar Secretly Designed To Jam Missiles |first=David |last=Fulghum |work=Aviation Week & Space Technology |date=July 26, 2004 |access-date=August 19, 2011}}</ref> One 767-400ER aircraft was built as a testbed for systems integration, but the program was terminated in January 2009 and the prototype was later sold to Bahrain as a VIP transport.<ref name=vip764/>
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