Editing Boeing 767 (section)

====Second stretch:-400ER====
In November 1995, after abandoning development of a smaller version of the 777, Boeing announced that it was revisiting studies for a larger 767.<ref name="no117" /><ref>{{Harvnb|Becher|1999|p=125}}</ref> The proposed 767-400X, a second stretch of the aircraft, offered a 12&nbsp;percent capacity increase versus the {{not a typo|767-300}},<ref name="767_airport_report" /> and featured an upgraded flight deck, enhanced interior, and greater wingspan.<ref name="no117">{{harvnb|Norris|Wagner|1999|pp=116–21}}</ref> The variant was specifically aimed at Delta Air Lines' pending replacement of its aging Lockheed L-1011 TriStars, and faced competition from the A330-200, a shortened derivative of the Airbus A330.<ref name="no117" /> In March 1997, Delta Air Lines launched the 767-400ER when it ordered the type to replace its L-1011 fleet.<ref name="Boe_767_back" /><ref name="no117" /> In October 1997, [[Continental Airlines]] also ordered the 767-400ER to replace its McDonnell Douglas DC-10 fleet.<ref>{{Harvnb|Birtles|1999|p=40}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/continental-goes-boeing-13833/|title=Continental goes Boeing|first=Ramon|last=Lopez|work=Flight International|date=June 18, 1997|access-date=December 28, 2011}}</ref> The type completed its first flight on October 9, 1999, and entered service with Continental Airlines on September 14, 2000.<ref name="Boe_767_back" />