On this day in aviation history, December 20, 1957, the first production Boeing 707 made its maiden flight over Seattle. The 707 would revolutionize the airline industry and become one of the most ...

In the 1940s, if you were in a hurry and needed to travel across the continental United States, the fastest option was to hop inside one of the many propeller-driven planes of that era. The ...

The Boeing 707 revolutionised air travel and kicked the jet age into top gear. Commercial flight today owes it everything, Jonathan Glancey writes. Whenever Frank Sinatra sang “Come fly with me ...

Since Fall 2020, he has been restoring the cockpit of a Boeing 707—his favorite airplane—in his barn. Fadis retired from his career as a New York State housing official some five years ago ...

The lineup included everything from Boeing's 707 that revolutionized the jet age when it debuted in the 1950s to the state-of-the art 787 Dreamliner that entered commercial service in 2012.

Neil, Arizona A: The incident you are referring to is Tex Johnston's roll of the prototype Boeing 707 at Seafair in Seattle. Yes, it is possible, but that is the only time I know of it being done.

The jet-powered airliner will become the Boeing 707 and usher in the jet age for passenger travel. Boeing was not the first company to produce a jet-powered airliner. But just as Ford's Model T ...

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The company's efforts finally led to the creation of the Boeing 707 in 1957. The Boeing 707 is a significant aircraft in several aspects. Most modern-day jet-powered passenger planes owe their ...