Maiden Flight of de Havilland Comet

Date: July 27, 1949 • Location: Rome, Italy

The world's first commercial jet airliner to reach production, the de Havilland Comet, had its maiden flight.

A jet airliner or jetliner is a commercial fixed-wing aircraft propelled by jet engines. Jetliners can be used for both passengers and air freight, and are commonly classified as either the large wide-body aircraft, the medium narrow-body aircraft and the smaller regional jet.