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Previously, it operated four Boeing 707s, two of which were selected for conversion. One was converted to a tanker configuration called KC-707 Águila, retired in 2006, and the other was converted to a unique AEW&C configuration called EC-707 Cóndor, operated from 1995 until its retirement in 2022. [1] [2] [3] India. Indian Air Force [4] Iran
The first commercial orders for the 707 came on October 13, 1955, [27] when leading global carrier Pan Am committed to 20 Boeing 707s, and 25 Douglas DC-8s, dramatically increasing their passenger capacity (in available revenue passenger seat-miles per hour/per day) over its existing fleet of propeller aircraft. The competition between the 707 ...
List of Boeing 707 operators; Lufthansa Cargo Flight 527; V. VC-137C SAM 26000; VC-137C SAM 27000 This page was last edited on 26 November 2024, at 23:50 (UTC). Text ...
Boeing 707: Boeing 707: 4x jet: probe and drogue: Canada / Israel / Spain / Italy / United States: operational: New built and conversions of airliners with multi-point refuelling system pods. Israel allegedly converted ex-airliners with booms from withdrawn KC-97's. Two for RCAF as CC-137 Husky, Spain and Italy have retired their 707 tanker ...
All model designations from 707 through 787 have been assigned, leaving 797 as the only 7X7 model name not assigned to a product. For models 707 to 777 , the full model number consists of an airplane's model number, for example, 707 or 747 , followed by a hyphen and three digits that represent the series within the model, for example, 707-320 ...
Somali Airlines was the flag carrier of Somalia. Established in 1964, it offered flights to both domestic and international destinations. It operated Boeing 720Bs, Boeing 707-300s and Airbus A310-300s on a network to the Middle East and Europe. [1] The airline discontinued operations in 1991 after the start of the Somali civil war. [2]
In 1965 Olympic ordered Boeing 707-320 jets; they received the first, bearing the name "City of Athens", in 1966. Olympic's first Boeing 707 service was also the inauguration of a non-stop route connecting Athens and New York City . In 1968 Olympic began serving Africa, with a twice-weekly round-trip linking Athens with Nairobi and Johannesburg.
In 1970, the DC-7 was replaced by a Boeing 720-022 (N7228U) later accompanied by N7229L in 1981. [8] In 1976, Atlanta Skylarks purchased two Sud SE-210 Caravelle VI-R aircraft (N555SL and N777VV) from Transavia. [8] After the name change from Atlanta Skylarks to Independent Air, the company acquired two Boeing 707-331Bs from TWA (N7232X and ...