The luxury of the Golden Age of air travel is still alive and well in the first-class cabins of the world's leading airlines.

Boeing notes that, on account of the 707 and the 720 being classified separately, the 727 had the honor of being the first commercial ... had seven-abreast economy class seating in a 2-3-2 ...

There are 104 Boeing 767s on order and these may be joined by 29 more tanker variants before it goes out of production.

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