First Boeing 747 scheduled flight from New York to London

Historical Context Note

Lucas Paul Richert (University of Saskatchewan)
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The world’s first wide-body, 400-seat jetliner (’Jumbo Jet’) went into service between New York and London on 22 January 1970. The development of the 747 was extraordinarily costly for the Boeing Company but eventually turned out to be quite lucrative.

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Citation: Richert, Lucas Paul. "First Boeing 747 scheduled flight from New York to London". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 01 October 2008 [https://www.litencyc.com/php/stopics.php?rec=true&UID=3510, accessed 26 November 2024.]

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