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 ...

"It just appears to me that the airplane is unable to climb," former NTSB investigator Jeff Guzzetti tells NPR. Several ...

The prospect now that the Dreamliner could acquire the taint of a 737 Max-level issue, real or imagined, would be an unwelcome challenge for the company.

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 fatal crash of Air India Flight AI171 in Ahmedabad raises urgent questions about Boeing’s quality control, regulatory ...

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 ...

Before the 707, propeller-driven aircraft had dominated commercial air travel. Boeing’s 737 model was launched in 1967 and would become the most commercially successful aeroplane in aviation ...

When the Flyer of the Wright Brothers leapt off the ground at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, in December 1903, they never imagined that in just a few (relatively) short decades, their one-person ...

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 ...

During combat, when Tajer flew Boeing 707 jets, he was used to the enemy being ... It's been shaken once again," he added. The 737 Max 8 model made headlines in 2018 and 2019 when it was ...