Airlines of the World
One of my main interests is commercial aviation. For those of you out there who are too young to remember, flying use to be fun. There was none of the TSA crap you had to go through. Pilots were permitted to allow passengers into the cockpit. You got real food onboard. Luggage, at least the first two bags, didn't cost you anything to check in. The airlines didn't nickel-and-dime you to death by charging for every single thing.
My main interest in airlines is in their "Golden Age" - the 1950's and 1960's. Flying was fun back then. People actually dressed up to fly. Many families went to the airport on a Sunday afternoon just to watch the planes. You got real food onboard. You didn't have to go through so-called security to board the airplane.
Historical Airlines
Some of the greatest airlines are sadly no longer around. Many of them have websites written by former employees that chronicle these great airlines.
- Braniff International Hisorical Site
- Braniff International Airways History
- Capital Airlines Virtual Museum
- Central Airlines
- Frontier Airlines(original)
- Hughes AirWest - This airline will always hold a special place in my heart. My first solor trip as a kid was taken on this airline. I was so exciteted! I was 12 and going to fly someplace all by my self. Here's a complete timetable, courtesy of Björn Larrson and David Zekria. The timetable was downloaded from their fantastic Airline Timetable Images website.
- North Central Airlines History
- Seaboard & Western / Seaboard World Airlines
- National Airlines was one of my favorite airlines. Click on the
image below to access the web site of the stewardesses and flight attendants
of National:
