Today, only a few Boeing 767-400ERs are in operation worldwide. According to data from ch-aviation, Delta Air Lines has 18 in operation, and three are not in use. United Airlines has 12 in service and another four not in use. Outside the United States, only one company has a Boeing 767-400 ER, Bahrain Royal Flight.
United Airlines
United uses its twelve 767-400ERs on five domestic and nine international routes, mostly long-haul flights lasting 7–9 hours. Three United hubs have flights on the -400ERs, Newark Liberty International Airport, Washington Dulles International Airport, and Houston Intercontinental Airport.
Below is a list of United's 767-400ER flights from longest to shortest:
|
Origin |
Destination |
Distance |
|---|---|---|
|
EWR |
Honolulu (HNL) |
4,962 |
|
IAD |
HNL |
4,817 |
|
EWR |
São Paulo-Guarulhos (GRU) |
4,758 |
|
IAD |
GRU |
4,736 |
|
IAD |
MUC |
4,263 |
|
EWR |
MUC |
4,052 |
|
EWR |
FRA |
3,870 |
|
EWR |
BCN |
3,848 |
|
EWR |
MAD |
3,607 |
|
EWR |
LIS |
3,385 |
|
EWR |
DUB |
3,193 |
|
EWR |
SJU |
1,608 |
|
IAH |
EWR |
1,400 |
|
IAH |
IAD |
1,190 |
The -400ERs are deployed daily on the Newark-Dublin, Newark-Honolulu, Newark-Munich, and Newark-San Juan routes. On the Newark-São Paulo and Houston-Newark routes, United will only deploy the 767-400ER once in March, regularly using the 777s to GRU and various aircraft from IAH-EWR.
In December, United placed the largest single widebody aircraft order in history for up to 200 Dreamliners, of which half are firm orders and the other half options. In a press release regarding the order, United stated it plans to phase out its 767 aircraft by 2030. No set date has been confirmed for the beginning of the phase-out.
Delta Air Lines
According to data from Cirium, Delta plans to deploy its 767-400ERs on 871 flights this month. During the pandemic, the Atlanta-based carrier got rid of its 777s and now heavily relies on the 767s for its international network and several transcontinental routes in the US. Delta's -400ERs fly from its hubs at JFK, Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport, and Los Angeles International Airport.
Below are Delta's routes with the 767-400ERs:
|
Origin |
Destination |
Distance (in miles) |
|---|---|---|
|
JFK |
Athens (ATH) |
4,941 |
|
ATL |
MUC |
4,797 |
|
JFK |
GRU |
4,745 |
|
ATL |
Rio de Janeiro (GIG) |
4,735 |
|
ATL |
Paris (CDG) |
4,394 |
|
ATL |
London (LHR) |
4,211 |
|
Cincinnati (CVG) |
CDG |
4,155 |
|
Raleigh (RDU) |
CDG |
4,052 |
|
JFK |
Nice (NCE) |
3,991 |
|
JFK |
Zurich (ZRH) |
3,931 |
|
JFK |
FRA |
3,856 |
|
JFK |
CDG |
3,635 |
|
JFK |
LHR |
3,452 |
|
Boston (BOS) |
LHR |
3,265 |
|
JFK |
Dublin (DUB) |
3,180 |
|
BOS |
DUB |
2,993 |
|
LAX |
Honolulu (HNL) |
2,556 |
|
LAX |
Kahului, Maui (OGG) |
2,486 |
|
JFK |
LAX |
2,475 |
|
ATL |
LAX |
1,946 |
|
ATL |
Las Vegas (LAS) |
1,747 |
|
ATL |
JFK |
760 |
|
ATL |
Orlando (MCO) |
403 |
|
ATL |
CVG |
373 |
|
ATL |
RDU |
356 |
About the 767
The 767 was the first aircraft developed that pioneered transatlantic travel on twin-engine aircraft. The 747 had made widebody aircraft extremely popular, and Boeing wanted to replicate the success of a widebody with a smaller capacity aircraft.
Simple Flying has an in-depth article on the history of the 767; you can read it here.
In 1978, the Boeing 767 project was launched with 30 orders from United, and four years later, the first 767 entered revenue service. Fast-forward to 2023, the 767 continues to be produced as a popular freighter aircraft operated by companies like UPS, FedEx, DHL, Amazon Air (Atlas Air), and more.
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