Jumbo Troubles: TWA's 747s in the 70s

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Jumbo Troubles: TWA's 747s in the 70s

11-06-2017, 01:21 AM

Nowadays with the number of 747s in service dwindling it is easy to forget what a change the type made when it entered service and also what a headache it presented in its early years. After all only three years before the 747 TWA was still operating Connies! Here's the story of TWA's early 747s operations:

Jumbo Troubles: TWA's 747s in the 70s

http://www.yesterdaysairlines.com/airline-history-blog/jumbo-troubles-twas-747s-in-the-70s

The Boeing 747 signalled a step change in the size and cost of the airline industry. Eagerly acquired by the world's major airlines the huge jet help cause levels of indigestion during the 1970s that almost killed both Pan Am and TWA. Nonetheless it prove

Trans World Big Bird 747-100 by rstretton, on Flickr

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