Aircraft timeline By scotts Jul 15, 1916 Boeing is founded May 9, 1925 Kai Tak airport opens Dec 17, 1935 DC-3's first flight to the public Aug 6, 1945 First Atom bomb dropped by a B-29 Sep 24, 1946 Cathay Pacific is Founded Jul 27, 1949 First Jet passenger plane flies in public, the De Havilland Comet Dec 20, 1957 first 707 flight May 30, 1958 The DC-8 makes its maiden flight Feb 9, 1963 when the 727 entered service Apr 6, 1967 737's maiden flight takes place Jan 22, 1969 The 747 takes it's maiden flight with pan am Mar 2, 1969 The Concorde's first flight takes place Aug 29, 1970 Dc-10 enter service Nov 16, 1970 The Tristar enters service Nov 16, 1970 Airbus Industrie is founded Oct 28, 1972 The A300's first flight Mar 31, 1974 British airways is founded Sep 26, 1981 The 767 makes its maiden flight Feb 19, 1982 The 757 makes its maiden flight Oct 25, 1985 Emirates is founded Feb 22, 1987 A320 is first seen flying in public Nov 2, 1992 The A330 first flies with Qatar airways Jun 12, 1994 The 777 makes its maiden flight Apr 27, 2005 the A380 makes its maiden flight Sep 28, 2011 the 787 enters service
