DATE
|
EVENT
|
20MAY52
|
Boeing
commits to a 367-80 prototype. |
14MAY54
|
Model
367-80 rolled out. |
15JUL54
|
First
flight of 367-80. |
SEP54
|
USAF
orders 29 KC-135A tanker/transports. |
JUN55
|
Douglas
commits to the DC-8. |
13OCT55
|
Pan
Am orders 20 Boeing 707 plus 25 DC-8. |
28DEC55
|
Air
France and Sabena order 707-320. |
APR56
|
Lufthansa
orders 4 Boeing 707-420. |
JUN56
|
TWA
and Delta order Convair 880. |
31AUG56
|
First
flight of KC-135A. |
06SEP56
|
Announcement
of Australian Government approval for Qantas to buy 7 short fuselage
Boeing 707-138. |
24OCT56
|
BOAC
order 15 Boeing 707-420. |
31JAN57
|
First
KC-135A delivered to the USAF. |
18JUN57
|
KC-135A
operational with the USAF. |
17DEC57
|
United
orders 11 Boeing 720. |
20DEC57
|
First
production 707-120 (for Pan Am) flew at Renton. |
15AUG58
|
Provisional
Approved Type Certificate (ATC) issued to 707-120. |
08SEP58
|
First
Pan Am proving flight to London. |
18SEP58
|
Full
ATC issued to 707-120. |
26OCT58
|
Boeing
707 enters service (New York-Paris-Rome) with Pan Am. |
11JAN59
|
First
flight by 707-320. |
15JUL59
|
ATC
issued to 707-320. |
29JUL59
|
Boeing
707 enters service with Qantas (Sydney-Nadi-Honolulu-San Francisco)
|
26AUG59
|
Boeing
707-320 enters service (Los Angeles-San Francisco-London) with Pan
Am. |
05SEP59
|
Qantas
became the third jet operator on the Atlantic after BOAC (Comets)
and Pan Am (707s). |
17DEC59
|
Pan Am operates its first 707 service to Sydney. |
27MAR60
|
The
DC-8 enters service with Pan Am. |
22JUN60
|
First
flight of the 707-120B. |
05JUL60
|
Boeing
720 enters service with United. |
06OCT60
|
First
flight of the 720B. |
FEB61
|
Pan
Am orders 5 Boeing 707-320B. |
12MAR61
|
The
Boeing 707-120B and 720B enters service simultaneously with American
Airlines. |
01FEB62
|
First
flight of the 707-320B. |
APR62
|
Pan
Am orders 2 Boeing 707-320C. |
13MAY62
|
Full
ATC issued to 707-320B. |
APR64
|
FAA
Airworthiness Directive requiring improved bonding of outer wing panels
to mitigate against fuel tank explosions. Resulted from an in-flight
explosion following a lightning strike on an aircraft fuelled with
JP4. |
65
|
JT3D-3B
engine introduced. Water injection no longer required. |
APR66
|
Cracks
found in tailplanes of high time aircraft. |
69
|
Rear
fuselage skin of some aircraft found to be detaching. |