I am interested in flying on a Boeing 707 or Douglas DC8 in revenue passenger service before these historic jets are gone forever. I have heard that a few thrid world nations might still use these aircraft but have not found any proof.
akz
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Yes, I know that SAHA airlines (run by the Iranian Air Force) still operated B707 for passenger service. Also, LADE - Lineas Aereas Del Estado, airline run by the Argentine Air Force with B707 to places that commercial airlines of Argentina doesn't fly in. However according to the source of wikipedia, their 707s are grounded until 2007, so I don't know if it is temporary grounded for the season or the airline is in the process of retiring the aircraft with jet fuel costing so much.
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John Travolta's plane is a 707. So is Donald Trump's, and Hugh Hefner's. As for passenger service, not in the US, but other non-US carriers still fly it. Current operators (as of August 2006) of the Boeing 707 include: African Airlines International (4), Angola Air Charter (3), Hewa Bora Airways (3), Libyan Arab Airlines (4), Iran Air (5), Sky Aviation (3), BETA Cargo (4), Saha Airlines (4) and Skymaster Airlines (5). Some 21 other airlines operate smaller numbers of the type. Nobody I'd want to fly on!!!!!!!! The US military still also uses the 707.
Anonymous
A little cut and paste for ya:
Although 707s are no longer employed by major US airlines, many can still be found in service with smaller non-US airlines, charter services and air cargo operations.
The first two aircraft built to serve as Air Force One were custom-built Boeing 707s; these were also used by high-ranking federal officials on official trips. Many other countries use the 707 as a VIP transport, including Argentina, Brazil, Chile, the Republic of Congo, Egypt, Indonesia, Israel, Italy, Jordan, Libya, Morocco, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, and Venezuela. The Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) operated a number of 707's that were specially modified for VIP use before replacing them with modified 737's.
The U.S. and other NATO-aligned countries, as well as South Africa and Israel, have used the 707 platform for aerial refueling (KC-135) and AWACS (E-3 Sentry), although many of these aircraft are now being phased out. The Royal Australian Air force (RAAF) operates 707's as refuellers for Australia's FA/18 Hornets; these are soon to be replaced by Airbus A330 MRTT's. The 707 is also the platform for the United States Air Force's Joint STARS project, and the United States Navy's E-6 Mercury.
And John Travolta owns and flies an ex-Qantas 707-138.
Anonymous
I believe that Travolta's plane might be a Boeing 720. Anyway, I flew both the 707 and DC-8 on international routes and have to say that I did fall in love with the "seven-oh". There are precious few 3-crew cockpits left in the world and before you get "established" in aviation, you need to follow your heart and fly the plane you always loved; you will never be sorry.
My first flight ever was on board a 707 from JFK to Rio deJaniero for a family vacation with my folks. Young and impressionable the pilot saw me after landing as I went up to the cockpit. I was all of 12 or 13 years old as he asked if I wanted to be a pilot.
I nodded. He said, "well you know, pilots make more money than they can spend, they fly to exotic locations around the world, and all the stews want to marry them". Hell, I thought I had cracked the code to life itself!
Many years and many jobs later I finally got into jets. Ironically, the one I was being trained to fly in was the...you guessed it...the 707! I almost choked up as I called my folks to tell them the airplane I thought was the greatest in the world, and the one which got me interested in aviation, was now the one I would be flying. Very satisfying feeling.
So, follow your heart...find that special airplane out there and put some time into it. It will make for great stories later...sort of like the one I just wrote about here.
Good Luck!
Anonymous
i have seen 1 or 2 707's being used for express jet services such as austin to houston or waco to dallas. really short distances