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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

June 20 (UPI) --Boeing unveiled plans for its new Dreamliner jet -- dubbed the "797" -- at the Paris Air Show on Tuesday. Boeing hasn't officially named the plane but the concept has been been ...

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 ...

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.

On Friday, May 14, 1954, just after 4 p.m., the “Model 707” prototype – also known as the “Dash 80” – debuted at the Boeing factory in Renton on the shores of Lake Washington.