Boeing 767-200

The 767-200 launched the programme on 14 July 1978 with an order for 30 aircraft from United Airlines. The prototype flew on 26 September 1981, and United put the type into service on 8 September 1982. It was the first Boeing wide-body designed around a two-crew digital glass cockpit, shared with the 757 so pilots could fly both after a short conversion course.

Early customers chose between Pratt & Whitney JT9D and General Electric CF6 engines — the first time Boeing had offered more than one engine at the launch of a new airliner. Seven-abreast seating with two aisles fitted a cabin narrower than the DC-10's or TriStar's, cutting drag.

The -200 was flown mainly by US mainline carriers between big hubs. TWA used it to open transatlantic ETOPS flying on 1 February 1985 under 90-minute diversion rules. Production switched to the -200ER in 1987 after 128 deliveries, and most survivors were later converted into freighters.