图片题注:Boeing 727-200 at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport in 1984参考译文:1984年在凤凰城天港国际机场的波音727-200机型图片作者:Jon Proctor In 1979, Southwest faced a legal challenge it could not overcome. As related above, its right to fly from Love Field in Dallas was finally laid...
In the mid-1960s, the Boeing 727 became a staple of its growing fleet and remained its signature aircraft for 25 years. Today, the carrier operates a fleet of Boeing 737 and A320 jets covering a vast network of destinations that “Mac” McGee would have surely loved flying to.Continuing t...
The Boeing in question is the former PP-VLD, the first Boeing 727 to fly in Brazil. Its serial number is 20425 (LN 824) and it made its first flight on October 14, 1970. 9 days later, on October 23, Boeing delivers this Boeing 727-100 to VARIG. Initially this 727 had been ordered...
In the space and communications sector, Boeing produces theDeltafamily of launch vehicles; the Inertial Upper Stage (IUS), an in-space solid-rocket booster; androcketengines for Delta launchers and other vehicles. It participates in processing, ground operation, and training activities for the U....
Boeing 727 full in operation during 1980s 1985 Acquisition of NHBB, USA1980Jan. Manufacturing subsidiary Taiwan Minebea Electronics Co., Ltd., is established.The Company acquires the Singapore factory of Koyo Seiko Co., Ltd., and establishes Pelmec Industries (Pte.) Ltd. (the present NMB Singa...
1972: Northeast Airlines merges with Delta, which becomes a major carrier in New York and Boston with direct routes from New York and New England to Florida. Delta begins operating the Boeing 727. 1975: First airline to offer its own air express service, a new high priority, guaranteed cargo...
the early 1960s. The first Boeing 727-100C was acquired in 1968, and a second Boeing 727-C was added in June 1971. Ariana was proud to be the first regional airline to operate jet aircraft, as well as to be ranked during the 70s in the top ten globally in terms of airline safety...
Boeing 737 airliners were introduced to supplement the 727 fleet. 1971 On 6 November, Boeing 747 ZS-SAN arrived at Johannesburg on its delivery flight. The huge wide-body airliner attracted the nickname ‘Jumbo Jet’, and ‘Lebombo’ was the first of 30 B747s to be operated by the airline...
In 1984, Southwest Airlines took its first Boeing 737-300. The first flight for the aircraft would take place on December 17th, 81 years to the day from the Wright Brother's flight. The Southwest jet was aptly named "Kitty Hawk." In 1985, Southwest began flights out of St. Louis (STL...
Stephen Hawking experiencing zero gravityStephen Hawking (centre) experiencing zero gravity aboard a modified Boeing 727, April 2007. Hawking studiedphysicsat University College,Oxford(B.A., 1962), and Trinity Hall,Cambridge(Ph.D., 1966). He was elected a research fellow at Gonville and Caius Co...