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Airplane travel enters the "Jumbo Jet" era...

Item # 725735
April 14, 1966
THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Mass. April 14, 1966 

* Airplane travel enters a new era 
* Pan Am & the Jumbo Jet is born 
* The Boeing 747 aircraft is introduced 

The top of page 12 has a one column heading: "Airline Orders Plane That Will Seat 490" with subhead and related photo. (see images) 
Complete with all 76 pages, a old tape mend at the top of the front page, otherwise in very nice condition. 

background: The order placed on April 13, 1966, was the catalyst for the democratization of flight, shifting air travel from a luxury reserved for the "jet set" to a viable mode of transport for the global middle class. By committing to an aircraft of unprecedented scale, Pan Am forced the aviation industry to rethink everything from airport infrastructure—necessitating larger terminals and modernized baggage handling—to the economics of the long-haul ticket. The 747’s massive capacity allowed for a significantly lower cost per seat-mile, which eventually led to the era of budget international travel and the rise of global tourism. Furthermore, the sheer financial risk of the project nearly bankrupted both Boeing and Pan Am, yet its success solidified the "Jumbo Jet" as the definitive icon of 20th-century progress, effectively shrinking the globe and establishing the wide-body standard that still dominates long-haul aviation today.