The first Boeing 707 variants that went into commercial service bore the model number 707-120. Boeing also made an upgraded variant of the 707-120 and called it the Boeing 707-120B. These planes ...

The first model of this new phase, the Boeing 707, was initially called 700, but the marketing department opted for “707” because it sounded more striking and appealing. The success of the 707 ...

1954: The Boeing 367-80 makes its first flight from Renton Field southeast of Seattle. The jet-powered airliner will become the Boeing 707 and usher in the jet age for passenger travel. Boeing was ...

The order total remained at zero on May 14, 1954, when Boeing rolled the Model 367-80 out of its Renton ... was the prototype for the 707 jetliner, which dominated the early jet age, and the ...

(Use of the number “7” in Boeing jets has a mundane explanation; it was the next sequence in model numbers. 707 was chosen over 700 because the marketing department thought it had a better ring.) ...

The 737 debuted in 1967 and has introduced three generations of aircraft, each with expanded speed and passenger room. It's also experienced major mishaps.

the prototype for the Boeing 707 jetliner – “because ‘Dash 80’ [is short for] ‘367-80,’” Lombardi said. “The KC-97 was the model 367,” and “367-80” (pronounced ‘367 dash 80 ...

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 ...

Boeing has closed a significant chapter in ... biggest configuration compared to about 200 passengers for the older 707 model. Many historians call the 747 the original jumbo jet, and demand ...

Boeing CEO Dave Calhoun said at the rollout ... three times as many as the prior 707 model. As the plane developed, the final 747-8 passenger version could carry 470 people on long-haul routes.