As an epilogue, Omega Air continues to refuel US aircraft with ex-Japan Airlines and Dutch KC-10 even after the Air Force ...

With the 747 being joined by twin-aisle trijets such as the McDonnell Douglas DC-10 and the Lockheed L-1011 TriStar, it was ...

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Claudius becomes Roman Emperor on the assassination of his nephew Caligula by the Praetorian Guard. 1121: Henry I marries ...

Eventually, other airlines bought the aircraft, including Air France, KLM ... it wasn't long until Boeing's first jetliner, the 707, and the competing DC-8 arrived just four years later in ...

Before Boeing created the enduring template for mass-market air travel with the ... forces of the United States, France and Chile. It was a Royal Jordanian 707 which went down on approach to ...

Key Point: Retrofitted with more fuel-efficient CFM-56 turbojets and benefiting from expanded fuel tanks, the E-6A could remain in the air up to fifteen hours, or seventy-two with inflight refueling.

Amazingly, four airlines still fly passenger versions of the fabled aircraft, Lufthansa, Korean Air, Air China ... 747 was a bold step for Boeing. The company’s 707 was the first successful ...

The 737 fuselage made by Spirit AeroSystems was delivered to Boeing's factory in Renton, Washington on 22 January, where it ...

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The U.S. Air Force is looking forward to replacing the current primary presidential aircraft with VC-25B, based on the Boeing 747-8 Intercontinental aircraft given the VC-25A is now old after ...