The 707 would revolutionize the ... first flown in 1954 to be a proof-of-concept demonstrator for the capabilities of jet transports, with Boeing test pilot Alvin “Tex” Johnston famously ...

But it only has two years on the Air Force's other senior citizen, an aircraft that will likely keep flying for as long as the B-52: the venerable Boeing 707 ... a totally new concept: a ...

However, even though Trippe accepted the concept and Pan Am was the first ... Commercial jets fly no faster today than the Boeing 707 that arrived in 1957. That was a quantum leap but it had ...

As air traffic ballooned, airlines needed something bigger than the Boeing 707, which was one of the ... Interesting Boeing concept planes like the Sonic Cruiser came and went, and the original ...

As Boeing developed its aircraft families, it reused core elements like the fuselage, even as it developed new wings and engines. For instance, the 727 was essentially a 707 but with the engines ...

Boeing Business Jets celebrated its 25-year anniversary in July, having dreamt up the first BBJ concept in 1996 ... the Air Force derivative of the 707, and was the first to use the "Air Force ...

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 ...

At the same time, Boeing was simultaneously developing a wide-body replacement for the 707, which they called ... and the “dark cockpit” concept is followed scrupulously.

SEATTLE, June 16 (Reuters) - Boeing Co could embrace new engine technology for its next new airplane program, vital to fending off arch-rival Airbus SE (AIR.PA), opens new tab in a lucrative slice ...