Transport & space · 1969

Boeing 747

The first widebody jumbo jet cuts ticket prices and opens mass long-haul travel.

The 747 first flew in February 1969 and entered Pan Am service in January 1970, seating about 400 passengers. Its size and high-bypass engines slashed seat-mile costs. It held the passenger capacity record for 37 years; 1,574 were built.

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