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#OnThisDay in 1959, an American Airlines Boeing 707 took off from Los Angeles to New York. Landing at Idlewild, now known as John F. Kennedy International Airport, the Boeing 707 completed the first scheduled nonstop intracontinental jet passenger service. A round-trip in first class ticket in 1959 cost $352.50 – or $3,388.89 in today’s dollars!
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This post mentions the following things involved with the SFO Museum collection:
Boeing (1916 to ..)
This company is from the United States
American Airlines.
It is related to
American Airlines (the company)
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