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It looks like this is the way the plane was always mean to look, doesn't it?
Might this be the world's best looking 767?
By IAG | July 24th, 2008 | Posted in 767, boeing, winglets | 1 CommentVarig commits to 767
By IAG | April 23rd, 2007 | Posted in 767, boeing, gol, varig | No CommentsAs GOL starts, or is that restarts, Varig, the legendary Brazilian airline, its fleet plan will focus on 737NG and 767s. With news of the 767 getting winglets, it seems this plane is about to go through something of a renaissance.
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More 767 freighters sold
By IAG | March 8th, 2007 | Posted in 767, boeing | No Comments
DHL ordered six 767-300ERFs. The order is valued at $894 million at list prices. This order has previously been accounted for on Boeing's Orders & Deliveries Website.
More 767 freighters sold
By IAG | March 8th, 2007 | Posted in 767, boeing | No Comments
DHL ordered six 767-300ERFs. The order is valued at $894 million at list prices. This order has previously been accounted for on Boeing's Orders & Deliveries Website.
767F to get update?
By IAG | March 2nd, 2007 | Posted in 767, A330, airbus, boeing, freighter | No CommentsGeoffrey Thomas at ATW reports that Boeing is tight-lipped about plans for a freighter models based on the 767-200/300 and derived from its entry in the USAF KC-X tanker competition. These plans are in order to counter the A330-200F, which has 32 orders this year. Boeing is looking to match the A330-200F's 69 ton payload over 3,200 nm. The current 767-300F can carry 55 tons over a similar distance.
He reports Boeing may have two offerings, a 767-200LRF and a -300LRF, with the former carrying less payload over greater distances (building on the nonstop appeal of the 777-200F). Boeing has said its entry in the USAF competition will be "an advanced derivative of the future 767-200 Long Range Freighter and will be produced at Boeing's facilities in Everett." According to Geoff's sources, the flight deck will be based on the 777 rather than the 767-400ER and the aircraft will feature heavier undercarriage and flaps and possibly the increased (by 14.3 ft.) wingspan and raked wingtips of the 767-400ER. No new engine technology has been mentioned, though we have speculated on this.
Such a move by Boeing reflects on its flexibility to tweak established designs to extract better performance. It will be difficult to enable the 767 to compete with the A330F – but given Airbus' woes at present, a 100% match is not necessary. As UPS demonstrated recently, the 767 remains a viable freighter.
USAF 767 Tanker to differ from Japanese and Italian versions?
By IAG | February 14th, 2007 | Posted in 767, boeing, tanker | No Comments
What is Boeing cooking up?
Earlier this week the announcement about Boeing's plans for the 767 tanker had some fascinating language. Just the kind of thing to attract the attention of plane junkies. It appears the USAF version of a 767 tanker will be rather different from what the Japanese and Italians will be flying.
Take a look here and notice these words "it will offer its newly redesigned KC-767 Advanced Tanker for the US Air Force's $40 billion aerial refueling tanker competition". That is what set us off.
What we know is that the 767 tanker is based on the 767-200ER. Actually it turns that Boeing has been doing what they are very good at. Namely tweaking a design to get more out of it. Here is language we got today from Boeing – "Each customer for a 767-based tanker has different mission profiles. In the case of the tanker for the U.S. Air Force, advances will be in the areas of the flight deck, avionics, mission equipment and engines. Boeing believes the company can best meet the specific requirements of the RFP by also looking at some of the other attributes the 767-200 LRXF has to offer. We can't disclose those attributes at this time but we can say that they are important in providing the capability the U.S. Air Force has stipulated."
Note the term LRXF? How about "advances will be in the areas of the flight deck, avionics, mission equipment and engines"? These mods will drive up the plane's capabilities and likely close any gap with the KC-30. But this is a very serious game of poker and Boeing won't say more. Anyone have anything on the LRXF? Could the USAF 767 tanker be getting GEnx engines? Fascinating stuff. And bound to irritate you know who.
USAF 767 Tanker to differ from Japanese and Italian versions?
By IAG | February 14th, 2007 | Posted in 767, boeing, tanker | 3 Comments What is Boeing cooking up?
Earlier this week the announcement about Boeing's plans for the 767 tanker had some fascinating language. Just the kind of thing to attract the attention of plane junkies. It appears the USAF version of a 767 tanker will be rather different from what the Japanese and Italians will be flying.
Take a look here and notice these words "it will offer its newly redesigned KC-767 Advanced Tanker for the US Air Force's $40 billion aerial refueling tanker competition". That is what set us off.
What we know is that the 767 tanker is based on the 767-200ER. Actually it turns that Boeing has been doing what they are very good at. Namely tweaking a design to get more out of it. Here is language we got today from Boeing – "Each customer for a 767-based tanker has different mission profiles. In the case of the tanker for the U.S. Air Force, advances will be in the areas of the flight deck, avionics, mission equipment and engines. Boeing believes the company can best meet the specific requirements of the RFP by also looking at some of the other attributes the 767-200 LRXF has to offer. We can't disclose those attributes at this time but we can say that they are important in providing the capability the U.S. Air Force has stipulated."
Note the term LRXF? How about "advances will be in the areas of the flight deck, avionics, mission equipment and engines"? These mods will drive up the plane's capabilities and likely close any gap with the KC-30. But this is a very serious game of poker and Boeing won't say more. Anyone have anything on the LRXF? Could the USAF 767 tanker be getting GEnx engines? Fascinating stuff. And bound to irritate you know who.
Boeing's 767 gets a big boost
By IAG | February 5th, 2007 | Posted in 767, A330, airbus, boeing, ups | No Comments
Just when you thought the 767 was headed for the Smithsonian, they land a big order. UPS announced it ordered 27 new Boeing 767-300ER freighters to support its growing package business while providing broad options for the management of its jet fleet.
This comes as a surprise; we thought the A330F was the first choice. UPS operates 32 767s. It appears the idea of adding a fleet type did not sit well at UPS. Only the A300-600 compares and that plane is no longer being offered.
A side note here is, of course, that the 767 program gets a shot in the arm now while everyone waits for the USAF tanker program to move forward.
So how much is UPS is paying for helping Boeing keep the 767 line open? The plane retails for $143-$155m and nobody pays retail. For the 767 line to stay open, Boeing were more generous than normal. The 767 was not necessarily the first choice. Airbus apparently could not reopen the A300F line for a low enough price. The 767-300ERF has a capacity of ~132,000 lbs compared to the ~121,000lbs for the A300F and more range. So in the end UPS did a very good deal.
Boeing's 767 gets a big boost
By IAG | February 5th, 2007 | Posted in 767, A330, airbus, boeing, ups | No Comments
Just when you thought the 767 was headed for the Smithsonian, they land a big order. UPS announced it ordered 27 new Boeing 767-300ER freighters to support its growing package business while providing broad options for the management of its jet fleet.
This comes as a surprise; we thought the A330F was the first choice. UPS operates 32 767s. It appears the idea of adding a fleet type did not sit well at UPS. Only the A300-600 compares and that plane is no longer being offered.
A side note here is, of course, that the 767 program gets a shot in the arm now while everyone waits for the USAF tanker program to move forward.
So how much is UPS is paying for helping Boeing keep the 767 line open? The plane retails for $143-$155m and nobody pays retail. For the 767 line to stay open, Boeing were more generous than normal. The 767 was not necessarily the first choice. Airbus apparently could not reopen the A300F line for a low enough price. The 767-300ERF has a capacity of ~132,000 lbs compared to the ~121,000lbs for the A300F and more range. So in the end UPS did a very good deal.
