Today in Flying History Sep 8 + 18 - Happy Birthday Boeing's 767!
Posted: Sun Sep 11, 2016 9:53 pmThis will be the last birthday Air New Zealand has with her in service! Going to miss seeing her.
First entry into service was with United on September 8, 1982 and Air New Zealand September 18, 1985.
If memory serves Air NZ flew her around NZ to show her off. I seem to recall her coming over my high school in Gisborne. As a young plane nut I recall thinking how amazing it was for an airliner to have such range and only 2 engines. Little did I know then what was coming!
United TV commercial on its new plane
Watch on youtube.com
Interestingly the rego of the 767 featured in the clip isn’t the first one United got. N604UA wasn’t delivered until January of 1983. It was N606UA. The first ever 767 service was between Chicago and Denver on September 8, 1982
AIR NEW ZEALAND's 767-200ER
Air NZ got its first 767 on September 10, 1985 a -200ER, ZK -NBA "Aotearoa". It arrived in Wellington via Nadi. The flight between Everett Field in Seattle and Nadi was the longest flight by a General Electric powered Boeing 767.
Its first service was Wellington-Sydney on September 30, 1985. It was retired after returning to Auckland from Sydney on Sunday 6th March, 2005 after nearly 20 years in service and was converted to a freighter. Believe she is still flying with Maersk Air/Star Air Freight.
AIR NEW ZEALAND's 767-300ER
Air NZ got its first -300ER, ZK-NCE June 15, 1991 retiring 1 June, 2002.
There have been a couple of interesting 767 moments in Air NZ service. The ILS incident into Apia;
https://youtu.be/GelRBhJ4gmI
https://youtu.be/qTy0U3UVjGE
CAA report
http://www.caa.govt.nz/occurrences/00-2 ... 0-2518.pdf
And the RR engine issue in OZ. Similar to Qantas QF32!
http://www.atsb.gov.au/media/25038/aair ... 80_001.pdf
As of April 2013, the 767 has had only 15 hull-loss accidents.
Six fatal crashes, including three due to hijacking - 9/11 - have resulted in a total of 722 occupant fatalities.
The type's first ever fatal crash was Lauda Air Flight 004, near Bangkok on May 26, 1991, following the in-flight deployment of the left engine thrust reverser on a 767-300ER, All 223 aboard were killed.
Investigators determined an electronically-controlled valve, common to other Boeing aircraft, was to blame, and a re-design was made and installed on all models
October 31, 1999, EgyptAir Flight 990, a 767-300ER, crashed off Nantucket Island, Massachusetts, in international waters killing all 217 people on board.
The probable cause was determined by the National Transportation Safety Board to be deliberate action by the first officer; Egypt disputed the finding.
April 15, 2002, Air China Flight 129, a 767-200ER, crashed into a hill amid inclement weather while trying to land at Gimhae International Airport in Busan, South Korea. The crash resulted in the death of 129 of the 166 people on board, and the cause was attributed to pilot error.
The 767 has been involved in six hijackings, three resulting in loss of life.
On November 23, 1996, Ethiopian Airlines Flight 961, a 767-200ER, was hijacked and crash-landed in the Indian Ocean near Comoros after running out of fuel, killing 125 out of the 175 persons onboard;
Two 767s were involved in the September 11, 2001, attacks on the World Trade Center, resulting in the collapse of its two main towers. American Airlines Flight 11, a 767-200ER, crashed into the north tower, killing all 92 people on board, and United Airlines Flight 175, a 767-200, crashed into the south tower, with the death of all 65 on board. In addition, over 2,600 people perished in the towers or on the ground.
On November 1, 2011, LOT Polish Airlines Flight 16, a 767-300ER, safely landed at Warsaw Frederic Chopin Airport in Warsaw, Poland after a mechanical failure of the landing gear forced an emergency landing with the landing gear up. There were no injuries, but the aircraft involved was damaged.
Its believed to be the first instance of a complete landing gear failure in the 767's service history.
https://youtu.be/3PuiEGFZJiE
You can still buy a 767 new, over 1,100 have been delivered and there are still more than 100 still to be delivered. Fedex ordered a large number of Freighters last July.
Boeing has a large number of the KC767 tankers to deliver to the USAF too.
Courtesy of Grayson Ottoway
First entry into service was with United on September 8, 1982 and Air New Zealand September 18, 1985.
If memory serves Air NZ flew her around NZ to show her off. I seem to recall her coming over my high school in Gisborne. As a young plane nut I recall thinking how amazing it was for an airliner to have such range and only 2 engines. Little did I know then what was coming!
United TV commercial on its new plane
Watch on youtube.comInterestingly the rego of the 767 featured in the clip isn’t the first one United got. N604UA wasn’t delivered until January of 1983. It was N606UA. The first ever 767 service was between Chicago and Denver on September 8, 1982
AIR NEW ZEALAND's 767-200ER
Air NZ got its first 767 on September 10, 1985 a -200ER, ZK -NBA "Aotearoa". It arrived in Wellington via Nadi. The flight between Everett Field in Seattle and Nadi was the longest flight by a General Electric powered Boeing 767.
Its first service was Wellington-Sydney on September 30, 1985. It was retired after returning to Auckland from Sydney on Sunday 6th March, 2005 after nearly 20 years in service and was converted to a freighter. Believe she is still flying with Maersk Air/Star Air Freight.
AIR NEW ZEALAND's 767-300ER
Air NZ got its first -300ER, ZK-NCE June 15, 1991 retiring 1 June, 2002.
There have been a couple of interesting 767 moments in Air NZ service. The ILS incident into Apia;
https://youtu.be/GelRBhJ4gmI
https://youtu.be/qTy0U3UVjGE
CAA report
http://www.caa.govt.nz/occurrences/00-2 ... 0-2518.pdf
And the RR engine issue in OZ. Similar to Qantas QF32!
http://www.atsb.gov.au/media/25038/aair ... 80_001.pdf
As of April 2013, the 767 has had only 15 hull-loss accidents.
Six fatal crashes, including three due to hijacking - 9/11 - have resulted in a total of 722 occupant fatalities.
The type's first ever fatal crash was Lauda Air Flight 004, near Bangkok on May 26, 1991, following the in-flight deployment of the left engine thrust reverser on a 767-300ER, All 223 aboard were killed.
Investigators determined an electronically-controlled valve, common to other Boeing aircraft, was to blame, and a re-design was made and installed on all models
October 31, 1999, EgyptAir Flight 990, a 767-300ER, crashed off Nantucket Island, Massachusetts, in international waters killing all 217 people on board.
The probable cause was determined by the National Transportation Safety Board to be deliberate action by the first officer; Egypt disputed the finding.
April 15, 2002, Air China Flight 129, a 767-200ER, crashed into a hill amid inclement weather while trying to land at Gimhae International Airport in Busan, South Korea. The crash resulted in the death of 129 of the 166 people on board, and the cause was attributed to pilot error.
The 767 has been involved in six hijackings, three resulting in loss of life.
On November 23, 1996, Ethiopian Airlines Flight 961, a 767-200ER, was hijacked and crash-landed in the Indian Ocean near Comoros after running out of fuel, killing 125 out of the 175 persons onboard;
Two 767s were involved in the September 11, 2001, attacks on the World Trade Center, resulting in the collapse of its two main towers. American Airlines Flight 11, a 767-200ER, crashed into the north tower, killing all 92 people on board, and United Airlines Flight 175, a 767-200, crashed into the south tower, with the death of all 65 on board. In addition, over 2,600 people perished in the towers or on the ground.
On November 1, 2011, LOT Polish Airlines Flight 16, a 767-300ER, safely landed at Warsaw Frederic Chopin Airport in Warsaw, Poland after a mechanical failure of the landing gear forced an emergency landing with the landing gear up. There were no injuries, but the aircraft involved was damaged.
Its believed to be the first instance of a complete landing gear failure in the 767's service history.
https://youtu.be/3PuiEGFZJiE
You can still buy a 767 new, over 1,100 have been delivered and there are still more than 100 still to be delivered. Fedex ordered a large number of Freighters last July.
Boeing has a large number of the KC767 tankers to deliver to the USAF too.
Courtesy of Grayson Ottoway
