“(Nevertheless), the Caravelle established the French aircraft industry as a major force in airliner manufacturing,” sums up the “Trendsetter: Sud-Aviation’s Caravelle” article in Key.Aero (September ...

However, it was also during the Deux-Pont’s tenure that Air France accepted France’s first domestically produced jetliner ...

The French Sud Aviation Caravelle planes from the late 1950s sported round-cornered triangular windows. Bold choice, right? But hey, at least they tried to be different before eventually following the ...

DALLAS — Today, in 1964, a United Airlines (UA) Sud Aviation Caravelle jet made the first completely computer-controlled landing in the United States when the aircraft touched down at Washington ...

Oddly enough, there was at least one exception to the square vs. oval windows debate: Oakey points to France’s Sud Aviation Caravelle planes, which had round-cornered triangular windows in the late ...

It was developed by the British Aircraft Corporation (BAC) to rival the French Sud Aviation Caravelle. Also known as the One-Eleven, the plane focused on shorter flights, and the original ...

The company also has plenty of cash ($35 million) and working capital ($154 million), and recently tied up with France’s Sud-Aviation (TIME, Feb. 22) to market the twin-jet Caravelle ...

Air travel is, without a doubt, something we take for granted in this day and age. What once was attainable only for the wealthy — an occasion you wore a suit for — is now day-to-day transport.

From there, the system was installed in the Sud Aviation Caravelle and throughout the turbojet fleets of other airlines. The U.K. remained pioneers of sorts in utilizing automatic landing systems ...