The 707 began as a discussion and some sketches in 1949 when Boeing engineers Ed Wells, George Schairer and John Alexander began thinking about a swept-wing jet airliner.

O n this day in aviation history, December 20, 1957, the first production Boeing 707 made its maiden flight over Seattle. The ...

The Boeing Company BA, a prominent defense manufacturer, is likely to witness growth in its defense business segment due to ...

The last airline to operate a passenger-carrying Boeing 707 was Iran's Saha Air, which flew until 2013. Saha Air's cargo wing continued to operate the Boeing 707 until 2019 when the aircraft was ...

While the last Boeing 707 airliner ended operational service in Iran in 2013, the U.S. Air Force still operates over 400 C-135s and other aircraft based on the 707 adapted to a variety of utility ...

He says he has found a lot of information in copies of Boeing 707 reference manuals from TWA and American Airlines which are for the 707-300 series, and “was able to get information online for ...

Millions of consumers trust airlines with their lives each day, ... in 1977. Two years later, NASA first flew an Air Force KC-135 test plane – not too different from a Boeing 707 airliner ...

The U.S. Air Force grounded hundreds of jets last month because something was off with a key component used to literally hold many Air Force aircraft together.

El Al Israel Airlines took delivery yesterday of its first Boeing 707 Intercontinental jet airliner in a formal ceremony held at Boeing Field here. Gleaming in the blue and white markings of ...