claim: The Boeing 767 is used for transatlantic flights between North America and Europe.
evidence: The Boeing 767 is a mid - to large-size , long-range , wide-body twin-engine jet airliner built by Boeing Commercial Airplanes .. long-range. flight length. wide-body. Wide-body aircraft. twin-engine. Twinjet. jet airliner. jet airliner. Boeing Commercial Airplanes. Boeing Commercial Airplanes. It was Boeing 's first wide-body twinjet and its first airliner with a two-crew glass cockpit .. wide-body. Wide-body aircraft. twinjet. twinjet. glass cockpit. glass cockpit. The aircraft has two turbofan engines , a conventional tail , and , for reduced aerodynamic drag , a supercritical wing design .. turbofan. turbofan. tail. tailplane. aerodynamic drag. aerodynamic drag. supercritical wing. supercritical airfoil. Designed as a smaller wide-body airliner than earlier aircraft such as the 747 , the 767 has seating capacity for 181 to 375 people , and a design range of 3850 to , depending on variant .. wide-body. Wide-body aircraft. Boeing 747. design range. Range ( aeronautics ). Development of the 767 occurred in tandem with a narrow-body twinjet , the 757 , resulting in shared design features which allow pilots to obtain a common type rating to operate both aircraft .. twinjet. twinjet. narrow-body. Narrow-body aircraft. Boeing 757. type rating. type rating. The 767 is produced in three fuselage lengths .. fuselage. fuselage. The original 767-200 entered service in 1982 , followed by the 767-300 in 1986 and the 767-400ER , an extended-range -LRB- ER -RRB- variant , in 2000 .. The extended-range 767-200ER and 767-300ER models entered service in 1984 and 1988 , respectively , while a production freighter version , the 767-300F , debuted in 1995 .. freighter. Cargo aircraft. Conversion programs have modified passenger 767-200 and 767-300 series aircraft for cargo use , while military derivatives include the E-767 surveillance aircraft , the KC-767 and KC-46 aerial tankers , and VIP transports .. E-767. Boeing E-767. surveillance. Airborne early warning and control. KC-767. Boeing KC-767. KC-46. Boeing KC-46. tankers. aerial refueling. Engines featured on the 767 include the General Electric CF6 , Pratt & Whitney JT9D and PW4000 , and Rolls-Royce RB211 turbofans .. General Electric CF6. General Electric CF6. Pratt & Whitney JT9D. Pratt & Whitney JT9D. PW4000. Pratt & Whitney PW4000. Rolls-Royce RB211. Rolls-Royce RB211. United Airlines first placed the 767 in commercial service in 1982 .. United Airlines. United Airlines. The aircraft was initially flown on domestic and transcontinental routes , during which it demonstrated the reliability of its twinjet design .. twinjet. twinjet. transcontinental. Transcontinental flight across the United States. In 1985 , the 767 became the first twin-engined airliner to receive regulatory approval for extended overseas flights .. The aircraft was then used to expand non-stop service on medium - to long-haul intercontinental routes .. non-stop. Non-stop flight. In 1986 , Boeing initiated studies for a higher-capacity 767 , ultimately leading to the development of the 777 , a larger wide-body twinjet .. wide-body. Wide-body aircraft. twinjet. twinjet. Boeing 777. In the 1990s , the 767 became the most frequently used airliner for transatlantic flights between North America and Europe .. North America. North America. Europe. Europe. The 767 is the first twinjet wide-body type to reach 1,000 aircraft delivered .. wide-body. Wide-body aircraft. twinjet. twinjet. As of April 2017 , Boeing has received 1,204 orders for the 767 from 74 customers ; 1,098 have been delivered .. A total of 742 of these aircraft were in service in July 2016 ; the most popular variant is the 767-300ER , with 583 delivered ; Delta Air Lines is the largest operator , with 91 aircraft .. Delta Air Lines. Delta Air Lines. Competitors have included the Airbus A300 , A310 , and A330-200 , while a successor , the 787 Dreamliner , entered service in October 2011 .. Airbus A300. Airbus A300. A310. Airbus A310. A330-200. Airbus A330. 787 Dreamliner. Boeing 787 Dreamliner. Despite this , the 767 still remains in production .