The Boeing 707 revolutionised air travel and kicked the jet age into top gear. Commercial flight today owes it everything, Jonathan Glancey writes. Whenever Frank Sinatra sang “Come fly with me ...

On this day in aviation history, December 20, 1957, the first production Boeing 707 made its maiden flight over Seattle. The ...

Boeingcelebrated the 50th anniversary of the first flight of the 707 jetliner onThursday, Dec. 20. The 707 isnot to be confused with the earlier Model 367-80, the "Dash 80" thatBoeing intended as ...