The Boeing 707 design also served as the basis for several generations of the United States presidential aircraft. Early versions of Air Force One were built on the VC-137 platform, a modified 707 ...

The 707 would revolutionize the airline industry and become one of the most successful jet airliners in aviation history, [...] ...

Pan Am originally filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in January 1991, and it attempted a slimmed-down reboot, with ...

When Pan Am introduced its first jetliner, a Boeing 707 named “America,” with an inaugural flight on Oct. 26, 1958, a marching band performed for the 111 passengers who followed a red carpet to their ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Offering an insider’s view of the business of flight. Portrait of the "Clipper Victor", a Pan American World Airways 747 jet ...