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Boeing's purpose-built plant in Everett, Washington, is the largest building in the world by volume, with a total volume of 472,370,319 cubic feet, covering a floor area of 399,480 square meters (98.3 acres). Have you ever been to the Boeing assembly plant? #avgeek
This tweet was posted on September 30, 2021.
Eastern Air Lines was the first to take delivery of the 757s in December 1982.The last 757 was produced in 2004, though they are still in service around the world. #WingWendesday #Boeing
This tweet was posted on September 30, 2021.
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model airplane: United Airlines, Boeing 757-500; 1990s
Gift of United Airlines Archives
1999.047.750 a b
postcard: LTE International Airways, Boeing 757-200; 1980s
Gift of Thomas G. Dragges
2015.166.0961
This tweet was posted on September 30, 2021.
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brochure: Boeing 757; c. 2000
Gift of the Paul H. Kowalewski Collection
2011.126.601
model airplane: Eastern Air Lines, Boeing 757; c. 2000
Anonymous gift
2016.100.019 a b
This tweet was posted on September 30, 2021.
#OnThisDay in 1968, the first 747 rolled out of Boeing's Everett, Washington plant. The plant was completed in 1967, and within it, a large group of Boeing employees nicknamed "The Incredibles" built the first 747-100. #avgeek
This tweet was posted on September 30, 2021.
In production for forty years, over 1,200 Boeing 767s have been built. #WingWednesday
This tweet was posted on September 22, 2021.
The Boeing 767 took off on its maiden flight on September 26, 1981, and was introduced into service with United Airlines a year later on September 8, 1982. #WingWednesday
This tweet was posted on September 22, 2021.
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photograph: Boeing 747-100 prototype; c. 1969
Gift of Barbara Johnson in Memory of Arnol Johnson
1997.56.035
photograph: Pan American World Airways, Boeing 747-100 construction; late 1960s
Gift of the Captain John B. Russell Family
2012.149.0877
This tweet was posted on September 30, 2021.
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promotional print: Boeing 747 prototype first flight; 1969
Anonymous gift
2016.115.031
brochure: Boeing Company Tour Center, Everett, Washington; c. 2002
Gift of David Armstrong Abercrombie
2015.032.318 a b
This tweet was posted on September 30, 2021.
During the 1980s, @Qantas purchased 6 Boeing 767-200ERs (ER for extra range) and 41 767-300ERs, which proved ideal for the carrier’s expansion into the Asian market. The spacious, comfortable, widebody airliners proved reliable and economical to operate for Qantas. #WingWednesday
This tweet was posted on September 22, 2021.
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poster: Boeing 767, The appeal of a profitmaker; early 1980s
Gift of the William Hough Collection
2006.010.421
poster: Boeing 767, The anatomy of a profitmaker; early 1980s
Gift of the William Hough Collection
2006.010.422
This tweet was posted on September 22, 2021.
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poster: Boeing 767, First Flight; early 1980s
Gift of the William Hough Collection
2006.010.420
postcard: Qantas Airways, Boeing 767; late 1980s
Gift of Thomas G. Dragges
2015.166.1315
This tweet was posted on September 22, 2021.
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photograph: United Airlines, Boeing 767 on Boeing factory floor; c. 1982
Gift of United Airlines Archives
2005.015.038
This tweet was posted on September 22, 2021.
Following the success of its best-selling, narrow-body 727 trijet, Boeing began developing a twin engine aircraft as its successor, the 757. #WingWendesday #Boeing
This tweet was posted on September 29, 2021.
The 757-200, the first variant produced, carried up to 228 passengers and had a range of approximately 3,900 nautical miles (7222 kilometers). #WingWendesday #Boeing
This tweet was posted on September 29, 2021.
The 767 was the first two-engine widebody airliner to be produced by Boeing. It was designed to be a smaller widebody airliner than the 747, with a capacity for 200-300 passengers and the range for most transoceanic routes. #WingWednesday
This tweet was posted on September 22, 2021.
“There really wasn’t time to be scared. We were just too busy.”
Our newest #blog post describes. through the career documents of Flight Attendant Jane Thoe, the actions of the crew of #PanAm World Airways Flight 845 in the first major accident involving a Boeing 747. #avgeek
This tweet was posted on August 31, 2021.
The Boeing 747's massive fuselage incorporated a small upper deck, and a lower, main cabin, which was wide enough to seat ten passengers across with two aisles. #WingWednesday
This tweet was posted on August 18, 2021.
The first wide-body jumbo-jet to be introduced, the Boeing 747 revolutionized long-distance, transoceanic commercial aviation and set the standard for all other wide-body designs that followed. #WingWednesday
This tweet was posted on August 18, 2021.
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photograph: Boeing 747-100; c. 1969
Gift of Barbara Johnson in Memory of Arnol Johnson
1997.56.035
photograph: Pan American World Airways, Boeing 747; c. 1969
Gift of the Captain John B. Russell Family
2012.149.0877
This tweet was posted on August 18, 2021.
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promotional print: Pan American World Airways, Boeing 747; 1970s
Gift of Thomas G. Dragges
2015.160.616
postcard: Swissair, Boeing 747-200B; 1970s
Gift of Thomas G. Dragges
2015.166.1410
This tweet was posted on August 18, 2021.
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photograph: San Francisco International Airport (SFO), Pan American World Airways, Boeing 747-100; 1970s
Transfer
1997.52.084.072
photograph: Pan American World Airways, Boeing 747-100; c. 1990
Gift of the William Hough Collection
2012.167.032
This tweet was posted on August 18, 2021.
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postcard: Cathay Pacific Airways, Boeing 747-200B; c. 1980
Gift of the William Hough Collection
2008.055.259
This tweet was posted on August 18, 2021.
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poster Boeing 737-300 cutaway diagram; 1983
Gift of Lippincott & Margulies
1997.022.254
photograph: Lufthansa, Boeing 737; 1967
Gift of Hans and Margret Steuck
2011.046.078
This tweet was posted on August 04, 2021.
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postcard: Lufthansa, Boeing 737-500; 2011
Gift of the William Hough Collection
2013.111.015
This tweet was posted on August 04, 2021.
The Boeing 737 was designed to be a short-to-mid-range regional jetliner and incorporated many of the assemblies and components used in the Boeing 727. It featured two turbojet engines in traditional under-wing mounts. #WingWednesday
This tweet was posted on August 04, 2021.
The DC-9 & its many variants were highly successful for airlines worldwide. The aircraft was produced for 41 yrs, first by Douglas, then McDonnell Douglas, & finally Boeing in numerous variants, with final deliveries of its last derivative, the Boeing 717, in 2006. #WingWednesday
This tweet was posted on July 28, 2021.
At the aft underbelly of the Boeing 727 was a uniquely located passenger door and air stair that allowed passengers to exit from the back of the aircraft. #WingWednesday
This tweet was posted on July 21, 2021.
The Boeing 727 was a medium range, intermediate-capacity jetliner that could serve regional airports with short runways. It featured a clean swept wing, a high horizontal stabilizer, and a unique tri-jet configuration. #WingWednesday
This tweet was posted on July 21, 2021.
The only tri-jet developed by Boeing, the 727 was equipped with 3 Pratt & Whitney JT8D-7 turbofan engines mounted in a triangular configuration at the tail-end of the aircraft—two attached with extended mounts and the middle mounted within the vertical stabilizer. #WingWednesday
This tweet was posted on July 21, 2021.
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photograph: Boeing 727-100; c. 1963
Robert W. Jackson
2006.002.092
poster: Boeing 727; 1980s
Gift of Walton F. Kemmerle
2008.007.003
photograph: Boeing 727-200; c. 1975
Gift of the William Hough Collection
2012.096.161
This tweet was posted on July 21, 2021.
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postcard: Boeing 727; 1963
Gift of the Captain John B. Russell Family
2012.149.0603
photograph: San Francisco International Airport (SFO), Pacific Southwest Airlines (PSA) Boeing 727; 1968
Transfer
2011.068.008.001
This tweet was posted on July 21, 2021.
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photograph: Braniff International Airways, Boeing 727-200, Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport (DFW); 1970s
Gift of William Rys, Jr.
2019.085.135
postcard: Braniff International Airways, Boeing 727-200; c. 1970
Gift of the William Hough Collection
2008.055.213
This tweet was posted on July 21, 2021.
RT @airandspace: On this day in 1940, the first pressurized cabin airliner, the Boeing 307 Stratoliner, went into service with TWA. The las…
This tweet was posted on July 08, 2021.
RT @airandspace: Today in 1954, the Boeing 367-80, aka the Dash 80, made its first flight. The Dash 80 was the prototype of America's first…
This tweet was posted on July 15, 2021.
In September 1959, the DC-8 entered service with Delta and United, nearly a year after the introduction of the Boeing 707. Although initially not as successful as the 707, the DC-8 had a more viable lifespan within the commercial aviation industry. #WingWednesday
This tweet was posted on July 07, 2021.

















