1962 - Vickers Viscount Ad
Continental was the quickest airline to convert to all Jet Powered service with the arrival of the Viscount from the UK, joining the Boeing 707s and 720s. National would become, in 1965, the nation's first all pure jet airline.

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1962 - Boeing 720 Continental Ad
In 1962, Continental introduced the shortened Boeing 720 into service to supplement its 707 Golden Jets.

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1962 - Boeing 707 Continental "Progressive Maintenance" Ad
Continental introduced it’s 4 707-100s to LAX, Denver, Kansas City, and Chicago in 1959. The Golden Jets had the most luxurious interior and the sky. When one of it’s 707s was lost in 1960, Continental pioneered progressive maintenance and the quick turnaround, producing the highest fleet utilization per day in the world.

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1962 - Golden Jet Ad

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