Ten Model 80As flew for the Boeing airlines. The first version carried 12 people, and it was followed by the larger, 18-passenger Model 80A, which made its first flight, Sept. 12, 1929. The Model 80 carried passengers in a spacious cabin appointed with leather upholstery, reading lamps, forced-air ventilation, and hot and cold running water. Es entstand als Weiterentwicklung der Model 40 und war der erste von Boeing für den Passagierverkehr entwickelte Flugzeugtyp.

Boeing's Model 80, along with the Ford and Fokker tri-Motors, were a new breed of passenger aircraft. Die Boeing Model 80 war ein als Doppeldecker ausgelegtes dreimotoriges Verkehrsflugzeug aus den 1920er Jahren. The Dash 80 first flew in 1954, less than two years from project launch. The Boeing 367-80, known simply as the Dash 80, is an American quadjet prototype aircraft built by Boeing to demonstrate the advantages of jet propulsion for commercial aviation.It served as basis for the design of the KC-135 tanker and the 707 airliner.. Flying the Boeing Model 80 Peter M. Bowers, Red Barn Publications, Seattle, 1984 $1.00 at the Museum Of flight Book Store By Jim Schubert Seattle’s Museum Of Flight, apparently printed too many copies of this book back in 1984 and is now selling them for only $1.00.That’s a helluva bargain for any book by the late Pete Bowers. The 80 first flew in August 1928 and was working along Boeing Air Transport's route two weeks later.