Its larger fuselage cross-section allowed six-abreast economy seating, retained in the later 720, 727, 737, and 757 models.Īlthough it was not the first commercial jetliner in service, the 707 was the first to be widespread, and is often credited with beginning the Jet Age. With versions produced until 1979, the 707 was a swept wing, quadjet with podded engines.
Pan American World Airways began regular 707 service on October 26, 1958.
The Boeing 707 is an American, long-range, narrow-body airliner, the first jetliner developed and produced by Boeing Commercial Airplanes.ĭeveloped from the Boeing 367-80 prototype first flown in 1954, the initial 707-120 first flew on December 20, 1957.
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