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The Boeing 767 is a commercial passenger aircraft manufactured by Boeing Commercial Airplanes.

The Boeing 767, a widebody jet, was introduced at around the same time as the 757, its narrowbody sister. The 767 has a seat-to-aisle ratio in economy class of 3.5 seats per aisle, making for quicker food service and quicker exit of the plane than many other jetliners, which typically have between four and six seats per aisle in economy class. On the downside, as the 767 has a slightly narrower fuselage diameter than other wide-body aircraft (such as the Airbus A300 and A310), it is unable to carry ordinary Unit Load Devices, and instead has to use specially designed air freight containers and pallets. The flight decks of the Boeing 757 and 767 are very similar and as a result - after a short conversion course - pilots rated in the 757 are also qualified to fly the 767 and vice versa.

The 767 is to be succeeded in the Boeing lineup by the 787, and without substantial further orders, production is scheduled to end in 2007.

At the end of June 2006, the Boeing 767 has 969 orders placed and 940 of those had been delivered.

Two Boeing 767 aircraft were involved in the September 11, 2001 attacks, and both crashed on the two towers in the World Trade Center. American Airlines Flight 11, a 767-223ER, crashed into the north tower, with 92 fatalities on board. United Airlines Flight 175, a 767-222, crashed into the south tower, with the loss of all 65 on board. In addition, 2602 people perished on the ground, mostly in the two towers.

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In 2000, the government of China purchased a 767-300ER as the official executive aircraft of former President Jiang Zemin. The aircraft had originally been delivered to Delta Air Lines in June 2000 but was immediately resold to China United Airlines. After its transfer to the Chinese government, the plane was taken to San Antonio, Texas to be refitted with a custom interior.

In the fall of 2001, the Chinese government announced that it had discovered 27 covert listening devices embedded in the plane's interior. The Chinese government blamed the CIA for planting the bugs. The 22 Chinese military and government officials charged with overseeing the refit were arrested for suspicion of negligence and corruption.

The CIA and American President George W. Bush denied having any knowledge of the existence of the listening devices. Diplomatic experts worried that the incident would have deleterious effects on Sino-American relations and Boeing's reputation in the lucrative Chinese market. However, relations between the two countries remained cordial and Chinese airlines continued to purchase Boeing aircraft. The aircraft involved, however, was never put into use by the State. It was converted back to the standard layout and transferred to Air China for normal passenger service.

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