On 21 February 1960, it took delivery of its first Boeing 707 named Gauri Shankar and became the first Asian airline to induct a jet aircraft in its fleet.
O 21 de febreiro de 1960 recibiu o seu primeiro Boeing 707, bautizado como Gauri Shankar, converténdose na primeira aeroliña asiática en ter un reactor na súa frota.