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Events on Thursday 22 January 1970 1
1970Boeing 747 Enters Commercial ServicePan Am flies the first jumbo jet passenger routePan American World Airways flew the first commercial passenger flight of the Boeing 747 between New York and London. The wide-body jumbo jet transformed long-haul air travel by dramatically increasing passenger capacity.