David H. Stringer, Author at Avgeekery.com https://avgeekery.com/author/davidstringer/ Aviation News and History From An Informed Perspective Tue, 26 Mar 2024 20:23:22 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://avgeekery.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/cropped-avgeekerylarge1-32x32.jpg David H. Stringer, Author at Avgeekery.com https://avgeekery.com/author/davidstringer/ 32 32 104229628 National Airlines – The Airline of the Stars https://avgeekery.com/national-airlines-the-airline-of-the-stars/ Tue, 26 Mar 2024 20:23:19 +0000 https://avgeekery.com/?p=34303 THE BIRTH OF NATIONAL AIRLINES National Airlines got its start in 1934 when Ted Baker and his associate, Don Franklin, successfully bid for AM (Air Mail) Route 31 between St.…

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]]> 34303 The Transformation of Continental Airlines in the 1950s https://avgeekery.com/the-transformation-of-continental-airlines-in-the-1950s/ Fri, 15 Dec 2023 14:39:25 +0000 https://avgeekery.com/?p=33332 On January 1, 1950, Continental Airlines was little more than a glorified local airline. The backbone of the fleet was made up of 12 dependable Douglas DC-3s, while five twin-engine,…

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]]> 33332 Remembering Western Airlines: The Only Way to Fly! https://avgeekery.com/remembering-western-airlines-the-only-way-to-fly/ Tue, 21 Nov 2023 23:51:03 +0000 https://avgeekery.com/?p=33239 We remember Western Airlines, one of America’s iconic air carriers that offered innovative in-flight service. It is Tuesday, May 7, 1957, and you are a passenger aboard Western Airlines flight…

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]]> 33239 Silver Falcons & Golden Falcons: Eastern Air Lines in the 1950s https://avgeekery.com/silver-falcons-golden-falcons-eastern-air-lines-in-the-1950s/ Wed, 04 Oct 2023 01:31:14 +0000 https://avgeekery.com/?p=32358 In an era before computers and before jets, Eastern Air Lines operated daily flights over an enormous network of routes – concentrated primarily east of the Mississippi River – bringing…

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]]> 32358 The Wings of Man: Eastern Air Lines in the 1960s https://avgeekery.com/the-wings-of-man-eastern-air-lines-in-the-1960s/ Sat, 26 Aug 2023 14:20:23 +0000 https://avgeekery.com/?p=32407 The Jet Age dawned for the western world in October 1958 with the introduction of both the Boeing 707 and the De Havilland Comet 4 (the first commercial jetliner—the Comet…

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]]> 32407 Nationwide, Worldwide: TWA in the 1960s https://avgeekery.com/nationwide-worldwide-twa-in-the-1960s/ Tue, 04 Apr 2023 21:01:55 +0000 https://avgeekery.com/?p=32008 Trans World Airlines (TWA) entered the 1960s as one of America’s Big Four domestic airlines in terms of revenue passengers carried and revenue passenger miles flown (the other three were…

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]]> 32008 Fly The Finest: How TWA Became a Synonym for the Best in Air Travel https://avgeekery.com/fly-the-finest-how-twa-became-a-synonym-for-the-best-in-air-travel/ Tue, 21 Feb 2023 23:17:43 +0000 https://avgeekery.com/?p=32001 TWA’s name change ushered in an era of transatlantic glamour On May 17, 1950, Transcontinental & Western Air underwent a corporate name change. Keeping the initials TWA, the company adopted…

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]]> 32001 The Company that Called itself “The World’s Busiest” Airline https://avgeekery.com/the-company-that-called-itself-the-worlds-busiest-airline/ Sat, 26 Nov 2022 22:24:38 +0000 https://avgeekery.com/?p=31748 TAG was a true commuter’s airline. During the 1950s and ‘60s, Detroit – then the nation’s fifth largest city – and Cleveland (eighth largest) were both industrial powerhouses. Of course,…

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]]> 31748 She Changed the Look of Commercial Aviation: Mary Wells and Braniff’s Flying Colors https://avgeekery.com/mary-wells-braniff-flying-colors/ Fri, 14 Oct 2022 00:26:48 +0000 https://avgeekery.com/?p=30271 It was referred to as the most dramatic image overhaul in the history of commercial aviation and it was the brainchild of one woman. In 1965, Braniff International unveiled its…

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