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The Boeing 707 is an early American long-range narrow-body airliner, the first jetliner developed and produced by Boeing Commercial Airplanes. Developed from the Boeing 367-80 prototype first flown in 1954, the initial 707-120 first flew on December 20, 1957. Pan Am began regular 707 service on October 26
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
TWA operated Boeing 707 single-aisle jets in the 1960s. TWA operated nearly 100 Boeing 727 trijets on their US domestic routes between 1964 and closure of operations. On April 7, 1967, TWA became one of the first all-jet airlines in the USA with the retirement of their last Lockheed L-749A Constellation and L-1649 Starliner cargo aircraft.
Trans-Air Service Flight 671 was a cargo flight from Luxembourg Airport to Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport in Kano, Nigeria.While flying over France on 31 March 1992, the Boeing 707 operating the flight experienced an in-flight separation of two engines on its right wing.
The aircraft involved, while still in service with Seaboard World Airlines in 1968: Aircraft type: Boeing 707-320C: Operator: Varig: ... The plane, a Boeing 707, ...
On 14 Jan 2019, a Boeing 707 freighter crashed near Karaj, Iran [6] The plane was supposed to land at Payam International Airport, but the crew mistakenly landed at Fath Air Base. Of the 16 people on board, only one survived. The aircraft was the last 707 in commercial service worldwide. [7]
Airlines commonly order aircraft with special features or options, but Boeing builds certain models specifically for a particular customer. The Boeing 707-138B was a shortened-fuselage, long-range model only sold to Qantas. The Boeing 757-200M was a single-example model built for Royal Nepal Airlines (now called Nepal Airlines). This plane ...
A VC-137C with Air Force serial number 62-6000, [a] SAM 26000 was a customized Boeing 707. It entered service in 1962 during the administration of John F. Kennedy and was replaced in presidential service in 1972 but kept as a backup.