In the early years following the Second World War, European industrial powers raced against each other to demonstrate their engineering prowess by building bigger and faster airlines. With manufacturers across the continent all working separately, development was slow, and by the dawn of the jet age, it was American manufacturers like McDonnell Douglas and Boeing that were beginning to dominate the market.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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