and dear G-d, who wrote that sh*t...
"The Boeing 757 has been in operation since the late-1980s"
No, it first flew in the EARLY 1980s, entering service at the same time as the 767, i.e. around '82-'83.
Apparently the author relies on his memory of the period - which, as his photo makes him appear to be about 25 years old, would not exist.
"Commercial jet flight as we know it today has been around for almost 50 years..."
I flew on a 720-B and 727 in 1966 - that's more than 50 years, not "almost" 50 years.
Boeing's 707 flew paying passengers in 1958 - an accurate headline might read "... has been around for more than 60 years."
James - airlines use containers for baggage, however they are smaller and narrower than the cargo pallets packed for freighter aircraft. The lower hold on the smaller aircraft cannot accommodate those much-larger pallets.
a significant portion of the 707's built were involved in some sort of hull-destruction incident. collisions (on-ground and in-air), hard landing, CFIT, runway over-/under-runs, etc.
to be fair, none of those were caused by design/build flaws, but rather by shortcomings in the infrastructure.