DALLAS – Today in Aviation, a Boeing 767-200ER aircraft achieved an unofficial world distance record for twin-engine commercial airliners in 1990. The type flew 9,253 miles nonstop from Seattle to Nairobi, Kenya.
The Boeing 767-200ER non-stop flight lasted 17 hours and 22 minutes. The aircraft was on its way to the island of Borneo to be handed over to Royal Brunei Airlines (BI), the country’s flag carrier.
There were 20 passengers and four crew members on board. The aircraft was the first Boeing 767 for BI’s fleet, registered CC-CEX, arriving from Boeing’s factory in Seattle to Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (NBO) without incident in Brunei.
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Source:: “Airways Magazine”