The first Boeing 707 variants that went into commercial service bore the model number 707-120. Boeing also made an upgraded ...

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.

The Boeing 747 and its four engines once made it the airliner of choice for international flights. So how much fuel do those ...

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The first production Boeing 707, a 707-120 destined for Pan Am, made its first flight on Dec. 15, 1957. The company's first-ever prototype jet transport, the Model 367-80, had flown for the first ...

Unfortunately, Boeing made its 747 gamble as the national economy was softening, and as a result employment at its commercial airplane unit plummeted from 83,700 in 1968 to 20,750 in 1971.

The Boeing 707 had been scrapped 1988, and the cockpit turned into a museum exhibit. The cockpit had been stored outside, and after 30 years it was in rough shape.

May 20, 1952: Boeing begins building Model 367-80 (“Dash 80”), precursor to the 707. Aug. 7, 1955: Boeing test pilot A.M. “Tex” Johnston does two barrel rolls in the Dash 80 over Lake ...

Boeing, with corporate offices in Chicago, unveiled plans for its new Dreamliner jet -- dubbed the "797" -- at the Paris Air Show on Tuesday. Photo courtesy Boeing ...

William M. Allen, a retired Boeing Co. chairman who helped usher in the era of commercial jet air travel after World War II, died at his home Tuesday after a prolonged illness. He was 85. Mr.

The Boeing 707 entered service in 1958 at the beginning of the jet age. The 727 followed in 1964, the 737, 1968, 747, 1970, 757, and 767, 1982-83, the 777 in 1995 and the 787 in 2011, albeit ...

Boeing Commercial Airplanes announced on Thursday that it would once again cut the rate of production for its Boeing 747-8 in an attempt to buy the program more time to get on its feet.