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Boeing 767-200: The Making of an Air Icon!
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Boeing 767-200: The Making of an Air Icon!

Today, the 767 is arguably Boeing's second most famous widebody airliner, after the 747. For the most part, this is due to the Boeing 767-200, which was among the best airliners of its day! When the 767-200 was introduced in 1982, it was among the largest twinjets ever flown, being one of only two widebody twinjets. Due to this many people earnestly believed it would fail dismally. How wrong, they were... If you flew on a 767 in the 1980's and/or 1990's, chances are high that it was a 767-200! (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Pre-Boeing 767-200 The 1950's had sparked what we know as the commercial jet age. The introduction of the first jet airliners like the Comet, Boeing 707, Douglas DC-8, Convair 880 and Convair 990 revolutionized the airli...