Category: Boeing 720

MEA Cedar Jets Pt3: 720s For the Long-haul

2/4/2017

Sectarian tensions that had been bubbling under the surface since the mid-60s burst into full view during the 1970s and the resulting civil war led to MEA itself continually having to take up refugee status. Despite this disruption and the destruction of yet more of the airline's fleet MEA kept operating and survived the conflict to emerge in the 1990s weakened but able to stake its place in lebanon.

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Long-legged Cranes: Lufthansa's Long Haul 720Bs

11/6/2015

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Lufthansa had only been allowed to restart flight operations in 1955, yet by 1960 it had already regained its position as one of the leading European airlines thanks to excellent levels of service, punctuality and reliability. It certainly wasn't to be left behind with jet operations either and on January 23, 1957 it made its first order for jets. These would be Boeing 707s started a long tradition of being a staunch Boeing customer.

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Eastern's Interim Turbojet Boeing 720-025s

21/3/2015

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At the beginning of the jet age Eastern found itself badly off the pace, having bought large numbers of late model piston props and bridging equipment Electras. It had a relatively small number of DC-8s, partly as the big jet wasn't really suited to its multi-stop network. What Eastern needed was a smaller jet that it could get hold of quickly. Fortunately Boeing had just the right design on the drawing board to tide it over until the 727 hit the market.

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From Jordan to the World: Alia Royal Jordanian

21/11/2014

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The state of Transjordan came into being in 1922 following the dubious carve up of the Middle East by the British and French following World War One. It became fully independent in 1946 and was renamed as Jordan in 1948 by its Hashemite rulers. The nation like several others in the Middle East was effectively made up, but despite involvement in several of the various Arab-Israeli conflicts it has somehow managed to avoid the majority of the bloodshed that has engulfed almost all of its neighbours. This is in a large part due to the wise leadership of King Hussein and his succeeding son King Abdullah II. The fact that Jordan is also poor of natural resources like Oil and Water has also probably favoured stability.

Alia began operations in 1963 and was named after the King's daughter. During the 60s the fleet consisted of Viscounts, Heralds and DC-7s and in 1965 3 Caravelles were received. Both the DC-7s were destroyed by an Israeli air raid in the 1967 war. Following the war ties with the West were strengthened and a pair of new 707s was added in 1971 followed by a pair of second-hand 720s.

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MEA Cedar Jets Pt3: 720s For the Long-haul

Long-legged Cranes: Lufthansa's Long Haul 720Bs

Eastern's Interim Turbojet Boeing 720-025s

From Jordan to the World: Alia Royal Jordanian

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