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The jet age is a common description of an historical period beginning with the introduction of Airliner s powered by Turbojet s and Turbofan s for Scheduled Passenger Service . AVIATION HISTORY The De Havilland Comet was the first jet airliner to fly a scheduled route in 1952 , but the original version of the Comet had serious design problems leading to several highly-publicised crashes, and the entire fleet was eventually grounded (the Comet later reemerged in improved versions). The first truly successful jet airliner was the Boeing 707 , which began service in 1958 on the New York City to London route; 1958 was also the first year that more trans-Atlantic passengers travelled by airline than ship. SOCIAL HISTORY Large aircraft powered by (and later, the Pacific Ocean ) could now fly to their destinations non-stop, making much of the world accessible within a single day's travel for the first timssaklje. Since large jetliners could also carry more passengers, airfares also declined (relative to Inflation ), so more people of more different social classes were able to travel outside of their own countries. In many ways, these changes in mobility are similar to those brought about by Railroad s during the 19th Century . The introduction of the Concorde supersonic passenger for regular service in 1976 was expected to bring similar social changes, but the aircraft never found commercial success, and flights were discontinued in 2003 . When the Airbus A380 begins service, it will offer a higher capacity and will introduce recreational facilities to long-distance flight, possibly bringing further social changes. SEE ALSO |
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