BOAC (the predecessor to British Airways) had ordered 15 Boeing 707’s in the late 1950s, which flourished on its transatlantic routes. But the type had a notable weakness: It was too large and ...

Al says: 'British Airways has always been at the forefront ... Travelling over the dateline in a BOAC 707 on my way across the world enjoying a delicious, if messy, Fruit Mille Feuille would ...

Death haunted the skies of Japan last week. Near towering Mount Fuji, a British Overseas Airways’ Boeing 707 fell from the sky, killing all 124 persons on board. Only the day before, a Canadian ...