Aviation history: A look at the unforgettable Boeing planes in the '80s and '90s
For over a hundred years, Boeing has been the leader in the global aviation industry. With countless milestones throughout the 20th and early part of the 21st century, the world owes all the conveniences of air travel of all kinds to the aviation giant. One would find it almost impossible to name another company in aviation that has helped humanity take to the skies and beyond more than Boeing. Image source: alineport.com Image source: alineport.com As such, Captain Alexis Fecteau always finds it fascinating when he looks back on the rich history of Boeing. For this blog, Captain Fecteau explores two of the most unforgettable Boeing commercial airplanes in the last two decades of the 20th century, two aircraft that have defined not just Boeing, but the global commercial air travel as people know it today. Boeing 767 : In 1981, Boeing tried to develop two airplanes at the same time, the 757 and the 767. The 757 was a smaller airplane and was supposed to be the rep...