Today, July 27, 2024, is the seventy-fifth anniversary of the first flight by what was to become the world's first commercial jet airliner, the de Havilland Comet. Almost three years after its 1949 debut, in May of 1952, BOAC (now British Airways) launched the world's first commercial jet-airliner service, flying its Comet 1A between London… Continue reading Celebrating the Early Days of Commercial Jet Flight–By One Who Lived to Tell the Tale
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The “Queen of the Skies”
On this day fifty-four years ago, February 9 1969, the first airplane to be designated a "jumbo jet," the Boeing 747, made its maiden flight. It was certified for commercial service in December of that year, and flew its first flight with PanAm, in January 1970. While I spent a considerable portion of my early… Continue reading The “Queen of the Skies”