New 490 Seat Jets: $525 Million For 25 Ships Sets Precedent
New 490 Seat Jets: $525 Million For 25 Ships Sets Precedent
Clip: 426240_1_1
Year Shot: 1966
(Actual Year)
Audio: Yes
Video: B/W
Tape Master: 1747
Original Film: 039-031-01
HD: N/A
Location: California, Los Angeles
Timecode: 00:36:50 - 00:37:49
The largest jet airliner in the history of commercial aviation will be in the air sometime in 1969. It will accommodate 490 passengers, over twice as many as are now carried by an commercial craft. The ship is the jetliner 747, and an order for 25 at a cost of $525 million has been placed with Boeing by Pan American. Graphics comparing the 747 to other conventional aircraft. The engines of the 747 where two air line flight attendants are sitting on the rim of the engine. The attendants as well as the flight crew walking through the cabin of the spacious air liner. An attendant (stewardess) checking out the passport or ticket of a customer. Some passengers sitting in the spacious seats.