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First Scheduled Commercial Flight
The first scheduled flight was a 23 minute flight from St. Petersburg to Tampa, Florida. Link: http://www.flying100years.com/#undefined -
The Boeing Company is Founded
William Boeing creates the first company that commercially produces aircraft. Link: http://www.boeing.com/history/ -
Eastern Air Lines is Founded
Eastern Air Lines is known as the first airline to pop up in the Americas. It mainly flew within the US. Link: http://easternairlines.aero/about/history -
First Boeing Airliner
The Boeing Model 221 Monomail is known as the first airliner produced by Boeing. It had space for 6 passengers and one crew member, which was the pilot. Only two were built and it was used by United Airlines and Boeing for only 3 years. Link: http://www.boeing.com/history/products/monomail.page -
First Jet Airliner ("Jetliner")
The de Havilland Comet is known as the first commercially available jet airliner or "Jetliner" as it was said back in the days. The comet was not, however, famous for its revolutionary technology at the time, but for its design flaws causing many incidents and fatalities. -
First Boeing 737
If you have ever flown within the US, chances are, you've flown in a 737. The Boeing 737 is the world's most produced passenger plane with over 9,100 built in 5 versions. -
Boeing 747's First Flight
Its first flight took place on February 9, 1969. This aircraft is one of the most famous and most recognizable commercial aircraft and it marks a major turning point in commercial aviation. Link: http://www.museumofflight.org/aircraft/boeing-747-121 -
First Supersonic Airliner
The French Aérospatiale and British BAC companies collaborated and produced the first supersonic airliner known as the Concorde. A revolution in its time, the Concorde was capable of transporting up to 100 passengers from London to New York in about 3 hours compared to the average 7-8 in a 747. Link: http://www.museumofflight.org/aircraft/concorde -
The Airbus Company
The Airbus Company is a major European Aircraft Production Company most notably known for producing the largest passenger plane. -
The Downfall of Supersonic Travel
One of the most famous incidents of the Concorde was the Air France flight 4590. During takeoff, a piece of metal which fell from a DC-10 cut of a piece of one of the Concorde's tires which was launched up and hit the wing at about 140 m/s causing a massive shockwave which damaged a fuel tank which ignited. The plane attempted to turn around to land but crashed into a hotel with 113 marking the downfall of supersonic travel. Link: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Air_France_Flight_4590 -
Largest Passenger Aircraft
The Airbus A380 is a monster of a plane with a capacity of up to 853 passengers compared to the 467 capacity of the Boeing 747-8i. -
A Revolution in Luxury Air Travel
The Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner is the sole definition of Luxury Air Travel. With seats fitted with the latest technology, it offers space and comfort regardless of what class you're flying.
