Commercial aviation
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Commercial aviation is the part of civil aviation that involves operating aircraft for remuneration or hire, as opposed to private aviation.
Areas covered by commercial air routes in 1925
A commercial aviation scene at Palma de Mallorca, the airport of Mallorca, Spain. Passengers board an EasyJet Airbus A320 (2010)
Variety of commercial airliners at Tokyo Narita Airport
De Havilland Comet
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The de Havilland DH.106 Comet is a four-engine narrow body aircraft developed and manufactured by de Havilland in the United Kingdom. The world's first commercial jet airliner, the Comet 1 prototype f
Commercial aviation
…which operated the world's first regular scheduled international flight for passengers in 1919. The first commercial jet airliner to fly was the British de Havilland DH.106 Comet. By 1952, the British state airline British Overseas Airways Corporation had introduced the Comet into scheduled service. While a technical achievement…
British European Airways (BEA) Comet 4B arriving at Berlin Tempelhof Airport in 1969
Design studies for the DH.106 Comet 1944–1947 (artist's impression)
Comet 1 prototype (with square windows) at Hatfield Aerodrome in October 1949
Dan-Air Comet 4C cabin at the National Museum of Flight