#OnThisDay in 1959, the #Convair 880 took off on its maiden flight. The aircraft was claimed to be the fastest commercial jetliner in service at the time with a maximum cruising speed of 615mph. Have you ever flown on a Convair 880? #avgeek
This tweet was posted on January 27, 2020.
#OnThisDay in 1962, the first #Boeing 727 rolled out of the factory. The Boeing 727 was s a medium range, intermediate-capacity jetliner that featured a clean swept wing, a high horizontal stabilizer, and a unique tri-jet configuration. #avgeek
This tweet was posted on November 27, 2019.
#Onthiday in 1958, Pan American World Airways received their first Boeing 707. The 707 proved to be the world’s first sustained and successful commercial jetliner. Have you ever flown on a Boeing 707? #avgeek
This tweet was posted on August 15, 2018.
#Onthisday in 1964, Eastern Air Lines first introduced the Boeing 727. The aircraft was a medium range, intermediate-capacity jetliner that could serve regional airports with short runways. #avgeek
This tweet was posted on February 01, 2022.
#Onthisday in 1965, the Douglas DC-9 took off on its maiden flight. The #DC9 was designed as a mid-range jetliner with a smaller capacity than the Boeing 727 and with the capability of serving the shorter runways of small regional airports. Did you ever fly on a DC-9? #avgeek
This tweet was posted on February 25, 2019.
Although initially less successful as a commercial passenger jetliner than the #Boeing design, the #Douglas DC-8 outlasted the 707. Moreover, many freighter versions are still in operation. Have you ever flown on a DC-8? #AviationEvolutions
This tweet was posted on January 09, 2019.
As a result of its reliability, capacity, and considerably reduced seat-mile cost, the 707 proved to be the world's first viable commercial jetliner with regular and sustained scheduled service, and revolutionized the airline industry by ushering in the jet age. #WingWednesday
This tweet was posted on June 23, 2021.
BEA inaugurated Comet 4B jetliner service to numerous destinations in Europe in April 1960. In 1974, BEA merged back with British Overseas Airways Corporation to form British Airways, the current flag carrier airline of the United Kingdom. #DefunctThursday #BEA #BOAC #AvGeek
This tweet was posted on February 24, 2022.
By the mid-1960s, the 707 had been acquired by a long list of carriers and could be seen regularly at airports across the globe. Over 800 of the 707 jetliners were eventually produced. #WingWednesday
This tweet was posted on June 23, 2021.
China Airlines, the flag carrier of Taiwan, was founded #onthisday in 1959 by retired Chinese Air Force officers. Transpacific service to SF began in 1970 with the acquisition of the Boeing 707 jetliner. Have you ever flown on China Airlines?
This tweet was posted on December 16, 2017.
Czech Airlines celebrated the first jetliner service between Prague & Moscow with a colorful luggage label: http://t.co/TsHRVPH0uo #avgeek
This tweet was posted on January 27, 2015.
Delta initially packaged its 880 flights as a premium service configured for seventy-two first-class passengers. Its first-class lounge was touted as the largest available in a jetliner. #WingWednesday
This tweet was posted on July 14, 2021.
Douglas developed the DC-8 jetliner during the mid-1950s as a competitive design to Boeing’s 707 jetliner. Built in Douglas’ new Long Beach, California, plant, the first aircraft was rolled out and flown in 1958. #WingWednesday
This tweet was posted on July 07, 2021.
During the early 1960s, Swissair introduced Douglas DC-8 and Convair 990 jetliners, which provided nonstop transatlantic service to Europe in as little as six-and-one-half hours. #DefunctThursday #AvGeek
This tweet was posted on November 17, 2022.
First flown in 1957, Pan Am introduced the jetliner in October 1958 by inaugurating 707-120 service from New York to Paris with one refueling stop in Newfoundland. #WingWednesday
This tweet was posted on June 23, 2021.
Forty-four L-1649 Starliners were produced and by the early 1960s, with the end of the propliner era, they were replaced by the much faster Boeing 707 jetliner. #WingWednesday
This tweet was posted on June 09, 2021.
In 1952, BOAC (British Overseas Airways Corporation) introduced the first jetliner into commercial service, the de Havilland Comet. #avgeek
This tweet was posted on September 22, 2017.
Introduced by Pan American World Airways in 1970, the Boeing 747-100 was the first of a new breed of jetliner, the “wide-body,” which ultimately revolutionized the airline industry. The new wide-body was twice the size of the Boeing 707 shown here. #avgeek #MuseumFromHome
This tweet was posted on September 30, 2020.
Introduced in 1952, the de Havilland Comet was the first commercial passenger jetliner to enter service, years before the introduction of other jetliners. #AviationEvolutions
This tweet was posted on September 27, 2018.
Introduced in 1952, the de Havilland D.H. 106 Comet was the first commercial passenger jetliner to enter service, years before the introduction of other jetliners. #WingWednesday
This tweet was posted on June 16, 2021.
On view in T1, pre-TSA, "European Holiday" explores the impact
of jetliners on American tourism in Europe. http://t.co/628yMQRP
This tweet was posted on August 31, 2012.
Our new exhibit “Widebody: The Launch of the Jumbojets in the Early 1970s” presents promotional objects and images from the first 3 widebody jetliners introduced in the early 1970s, the #Boeing 747, the McDonnell Douglas DC-10, and the #Lockheed L-1011 TriStar. #WidebodyAV #vgeek
This tweet was posted on September 20, 2019.
Pan American World Airways and Qantas Airways favored the Boeing 707 jetliner for long-range international routes. These airliners did not need to stop as frequently and layovers in New Caledonia and Canton Island were no longer required. #AirmailDownUnder #AvGeek
This tweet was posted on November 09, 2022.
Qantas introduced the new widebody Boeing 767 and upgraded to the 747-300 and 747SP widebody jetliners in the 1980s. By 1987, the airline maintained 21 747s and 6 767s in its fleet and placed a large order for the next generation 747-400, introduced in 1989. #FlyingSouthernCross
This tweet was posted on December 06, 2022.
RT @Tomorrows_Eng: The first jetliner to fly with paying customers was the British de Havilland Comet. It made its 1st flight in service #O…
This tweet was posted on May 02, 2017.
Taking off from Idlewild airport in NY #onthisday in 1958, #PanAm became the first airline to inaugurate scheduled transatlantic commercial jet service on a Boeing 707. 111 passengers boarded the jetliner, named “Clipper America,” bound for Le Bourget Airport, Paris. #avgeek
This tweet was posted on October 26, 2021.
The #880 was claimed to be the fastest commercial #jetliner in service, with a max speed of 615mph. Have you ever flown on a #Convair 880?
This tweet was posted on May 15, 2017.
The #Vickers VC10 could carry over 150 passengers and was one of the fastest subsonic jetliners produced. Operated by #BOAC, the #VC10 achieved the shortest average transatlantic flight time between London and New York. #AviationEvolutions
This tweet was posted on June 29, 2018.
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 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 Caravelle was a medium-range jetliner that featured twin, rear-mounted turbofan engines, a clean swept wing, an exceedingly aerodynamic nose section, and a high-mounted horizontal stabilizer. #AvGeek #AviationHistory
This tweet was posted on April 27, 2022.