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.

In the 1940s, if you were in a hurry and needed to travel across the continental United States, the fastest option was to hop ...

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 ...

TEA Airways Boeing 707 (Wikipedia Commons) At age 28, Cunha, known as "Captain Pussy" to both her friends and foes became the first woman to pilot the Boeing 707. She faced more obstacles than ...

Tuesday was also the 70th anniversary of the rollout of the company’s “Dash 80” prototype on May 14, 1954 — which soon elevated Boeing to the top of the aviation/aerospace world.

"For Boeing ... The Compet, the 707 and the Race to Shrink the World." A former New York and Los Angeles Timesman, the Magnolia-based Verhovek has written a top down and bottom-up book about ...

On this day in aviation history, December 20, 1957, the first production Boeing 707 made its maiden flight ... please click ...

Neil, Arizona A: The incident you are referring to is Tex Johnston's roll of the prototype Boeing ... 707 wing. It can flex up 9 feet and down 3 feet. Amazing! -- James Thurber, Mountain View ...

1954: The Boeing 367-80 makes its first flight ... Actor and pilot John Travolta owns a former Qantas Airlines 707 and flies it from his Florida home. Top Design Within Reach Promo Codes for ...

But 60 years ago, on Aug. 7, 1955, Boeing’s chief of flight testing, the legendary Alvin “Tex” Johnston, pulled an impressive stunt in the prototype of the Boeing 707. This was the company ...