Ever since the dawn of the jet age within aviation, arguably, Boeing was ahead of the curve. While the early jetliners had their time in the limelight, the Boeing 707 was THE jetliner at the early stages of jet travel. Following up a successful product is no easy feat, but Boeing managed to do so: 12 years after the 707 gave birth to the saying “if it ain’t Boeing, I ain’t going,” in 1969, a true Queen claimed her throne.