Why is Boeing always 7?

So the first commercial passenger airline in the series was assigned the number 707 (pronounced Seven Oh Seven). The Boeing 707 is credited with launching the beginning the “Jet Age.” It was decided that all model numbers that either began or ended in a “7” would be reserved for commercial jets.



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