The Boeing 707 Begins Commercial Service
At a glance:
- Series: Great Events from History II: Business and Commerce Series
- Categories: Economics, Aviation, Space Exploration
- Subcategories: Business, Aircraft, Airplanes, Transportation
- Curriculum: American History 1951-present
- Geographical Location: Paris, New York City
- Date: October 26, 1958
Article abstract: The introduction of large jet airliners on routes over the Atlantic in 1958 brought the fast-growing aviation industry into the business of mass travel.
Summary of Event
The transatlantic flights of 1958 brought the successful application of jet technology to commercial aviation and became the visible symbol of vast changes in transportation. On the evening of October 26, 1958, 111 passengers and twelve crew members boarded a Boeing 707 in New York City. They arrived the next morning in Paris after an eight-hour flight including a...
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