The Boeing 767 is a mid - to large-size , long-range , wide-body twin-engine jet airliner built by Boeing Commercial Airplanes . It was Boeing 's first wide-body twinjet and its first airliner with a two-crew glass cockpit . Designed as a smaller wide-body airliner than earlier aircraft such as the 747 , the 767 has seating capacity for 181 to 375 people , and a design range of 3850 to , depending on variant . In 1985 , the 767 became the first twin-engined airliner to receive regulatory approval for extended overseas flights . In the 1990s , the 767 became the most frequently used airliner for transatlantic flights between North America and Europe .
The Boeing 767 is an airliner.