The Jet Age began in earnest when Britain’s four-engined De Havilland Comet 4 began flying the Atlantic in 1958, followed by the Boeing 707. These ships shrank the world, but there was more to the world than London, New York, Tokyo and Sydney. The need for a short haul “bus stop jet” to serve smaller communities was apparent from the start of the jet age, but at Boeing, in 1954 and 1955, every engineer was working flat out to create … Continue reading History Special: The story of the Boeing 727