Wide-body Boeing 767 (File)

The Associated Press
Sunday, October 31, 1999; 9:04 a.m. EST

The Boeing 767-300ER that disappeared early Sunday with 199 passengers aboard is one of the company's longest-range aircraft and the type most commonly used for trans-Atlantic flights, according to the company.

The 767 is a two-aisle, twin-engine aircraft. In the 300ER configuration, it can carry up to 218 passengers in a three-class cabin and has a range of up to 7,080 miles.

The 767 is estimated to have carried 813 million passengers on more than 3 million flights since it first entered service on Sept. 8, 1982, according to Boeing. As of April 30, Boeing had delivered 746 of the airplanes.

The 767-300 program got under way in September 1983. This model is longer than earlier versions by over 21 feet and has 20 percent more seating capacity.

The basic 767, at a maximum gross weight of 300,000 pounds, can take off on only 5,700 feet of runway.

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Source: The Boeing Co. Web site.