Category: Travel
1. The Era of Mass Air Travel Begins | America by Air
As flying became more popular and commonplace, the nature of the air travel experience began to change. By the end of the 1950s, America’s airlines were (1)…
Dec 28, 2020 — In the 1940s, World War II changed commercial air travel. During World War II, planes were being developed for the purpose of war, rather than (2)…
May 22, 2018 — On Jan. 1, 1914, the world’s first scheduled passenger airline service took off, operating between St. Petersburg and Tampa, Fla. The St.(3)…
2. Airline – Wikipedia
Tony Jannus conducted the United States’ first scheduled commercial airline flight on 1 January 1914 for the St. Petersburg-Tampa Airboat Line. The 23-minute (4)…
Origins[edit] Globe icon. Harry Bruno and Juan Trippe were early promoters of commercial aviation. The Air Commerce Act of 1926 began to regularize (5)…
1908. First passenger flight: Wilbur Wright takes an employee along for a ride · 1909. Army Airfield established at College Park, Md., by Wilbur Wright, making (6)…
3. 100 years of air travel: How planes shrank the globe – BBC
Jan 30, 2014 — Just like rock ‘n’ roll, the airline industry we see today has its roots in the 1950s. The year 1957 was the tipping point, says aviation writer (7)…
May 3, 2017 — To charter is to rent out the entire aircraft. It became a particularly popular method across the North Atlantic, within Europe, and also (8)…
4. Air Transportation: Commercial Flight in the 1930s
Stout Airlines, which later became part of the United Air Lines group, From 1932, the most famous airline passenger of the 1930s was very likely First (9)…
Jan 10, 2016 — The 1930s were truly the decade that commercial air travel became a worldwide sensation. The transition from wood to metal planes changes (10)…
Dec 12, 2014 — 1926 was a watershed year for commercial aviation. It would be one of many key milestones, and one that would see the first economic successes.(11)…
Nov 25, 2014 — Through the 1930s and into the 1940s, almost everyone flew first class. Airlines did encourage more people to fly in the 1950s and 1960s by (12)…
Charles Furnas became the first American airplane passenger when he flew At the same time, the war was bad for commercial aviation in several respects.(13)…
5. The Golden Age of plane travel: what flying was like in the …
May 3, 2020 — The 1950 and 1960s have become known as the “Golden Age” of flying. It was a time of glamorous air hostesses and gourmet meals, and of great (14)…
Since the North American market for airliners generated high-volume production, unit costs remained low, and they became highly competitive when priced against (15)…
Other articles where Commercial aircraft is discussed: airplane: Civil aircraft: Commercial airliners are used to haul passengers and freight on a scheduled (16)…
6. The first commercial flight | Understanding tourism
Jul 17, 2020 — So, commercial aviation refers to aircraft being hired to first commercial flight and keep the momentum going to create a popular way of (17)…
He and his investors commissioned two flying boats from the manufacturer Thomas Benoist, along with a famous pilot, Tony Jannus, to fly them. The first ticket (18)…
After completing the first commercial flight of a landplane from North America to Europe American Airlines did not return to London service until 1991, (19)…
Feb 10, 2021 — Known as the Queen of the Skies, the 747 revolutionized air travel when it made its commercial debut in 1970, allowing travelers to globe-trot (20)…
7. What It Was Really Like To Fly During The Golden Age Of Travel
Dec 5, 2013 — When we think about the Golden Age of Flying–the glory years of Pan Am and In-flight movies did not become popular until the mid-1960s, (21)…
Aviation has truly has been at the forefront of innovation to become one of the 400 departures per hour – and that’s only scheduled commercial traffic.(22)…
Mar 19, 2014 — In an era when everything else is accelerating, airplanes are actually flying at slower speeds than they used to… Specified cruising speeds for (23)…
8. Flying high – The Seattle Times
It went on to become Boeing’s first commercially successful plane and Boeing brought jet engines to U.S. commercial planes with the Model 367-80 (24)…
Jun 15, 2014 — Of course, the free boozing tapered off as air travel became less of a luxury industry and more of a commercial one. But in those early (25)…
Aug 26, 2019 — This fledgling flight, operated by Air Transport & Travel Ltd (AT&T) — a forerunner of represented a new era in commercial flying.(26)…
9. Airlines for America
A4A advocates on behalf of its members to shape crucial policies and measures that promote safety, security and a healthy U.S. airline industry.(27)…
The Wright brothers had made their famous first flight at Kitty Hawk, De Havilland Aircraft Company became a leader in the aviation industry, (28)…
10. History of American Airlines − Customer service
Learn how we became the American we are today. On April 15, 1926, Charles Lindbergh flew the first American Airlines flight – carrying U.S. mail from (29)…
Entrepreneurs who are considering a startup airline launch are wise to study the commercial aviation market. Three comprehensive publications are very useful in (30)…
The Douglas DC-3 made air travel popular and is universally recognized as the greatest airplane of its time. It was both comfortable and reliable, (31)…
This quest for efficiency creates genuine value, limiting time that aircraft spend on the ground and making sure they are flying at full capacity when in the (32)…
Mar 15, 2020 — Similarly, when did commercial flights become popular? Reprinted courtesy American Airlines, Inc. As flying became more popular and (33)…
Dec 14, 2020 — Five new planes—some close to flight, others decades away—will change how passengers experience commercial flights for good.(34)…
Apr 9, 2021 — By the second half of this decade, it is supposed to become a smaller-scale successor to the Concorde, which had a capacity of 100 passengers.(35)…
Dec 21, 2020 — 1: The Douglas DC-3. The DC-3 is an airplane that is older than most people on the planet today. First introduced in 1936, it went on to become (36)…
For example, when at cruise altitude, aeroplanes might have a ground speed anywhere between 300 – 600 nautical miles per hour. Whilst passenger jets usually (37)…
Apr 2, 2021 — The call: Aim higher when it comes to IT and digital investment. Becoming better can necessitate investment. Even though many airlines find (38)…
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(1). The Era of Mass Air Travel Begins | America by Air
(2). Vintage photos show what air travel looked like in every decade
(3). World’s First Commercial Airline | The Greatest Moments in …
(4). Airline – Wikipedia
(5). Commercial aviation – Wikipedia
(6). Timeline of Commercial Aviation | Aviation Special Report, 2011
(7). 100 years of air travel: How planes shrank the globe – BBC
(8). The Early History of Commercial Air Travel – Aviation Oil Outlet
(9). Air Transportation: Commercial Flight in the 1930s
(10). This is what it was like to fly in the 1930s – USA Today
(11). The Birth of Commercial Aviation
(12). Longing for the ‘golden age’ of air travel? Be careful what you …
(13). History of Aviation – First Flights – Avjobs.com
(14). The Golden Age of plane travel: what flying was like in the …
(15). history of flight – From airmail to airlines in the United States
(16). Commercial aircraft | Britannica
(17). The first commercial flight | Understanding tourism
(18). 100 Years of Commercial Flight – IATA
(19). The Dawn of Transatlantic Flight | History – Air & Space …
(20). How the Boeing 747 Changed the Way Airplanes Are Designed
(21). What It Was Really Like To Fly During The Golden Age Of Travel
(22). Future of Aviation – ICAO
(23). Why Hasn’t Commercial Air Travel Gotten Any Faster Since …
(24). Flying high – The Seattle Times
(25). This Is What Your Flight Used To Look Like (And It’s Actually …
(26). The first scheduled international passenger flight departed
(27). Airlines for America
(28). First commercial jet makes test flight – HISTORY
(29). History of American Airlines − Customer service
(30). StartupBoeing – Boeing
(31). Historical Snapshot: DC-3 Commercial Transport – Boeing
(32). Commercial Aircraft – Airbus
(33). When did commercial flight begin? – AskingLot.com
(34). These New Planes Could Change the Way You Travel
(35). Supersonic and hypersonic commercial flights firmly in view
(36). The Top 5 Most Produced Commercial Aircraft In History
(37). How Fast Do Commercial Planes Fly? | FlightDeckFriend.com
(38). The Future of the Airline Industry After COVID-19 | McKinsey
