A VIP Convair 880 Put Jet Aviation On the Map

Carl Hirschmann observed that clients from the Middle East tended to travel with a large number of family members, friends and staff. He believed that they would begin to buy larger aircraft. And he saw a future in converting airliners, by adding custom VIP cabins. Hirschmann made a few phone calls...

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