Meet the First Woman to Become a Commercial Pilot
The journey into aviation was rough for women in the early years. They faced serious discrimination from male counterparts, and had to fight for their place in the sky. Many…
Share
Historical Airlines
28 posts
We look back at a unique airline from the past who contributed to the commercial airline industry of today. Some of these airlines were successes, others were terrible failures. We look at each airline from an informed aviation enthusiast (avgeek) perspective.
Planes of Paradise: 11 Extinct Airlines of Hawaii
In light of last week’s surprise announcement by Alaska Airlines that it has acquired Hawaiian Airlines, we decided to take a look back at some of the Hawaiian airlines of…
Share
Eight Years After the Farewell: US Airways’ Enduring Legacy
When US Airways Flight 1939 touched down at Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) on 17 October 2015, a storied chapter of American aviation history came to a poignant close. The symbolically…
Share
Silver Falcons & Golden Falcons: Eastern Air Lines in the 1950s
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…
Share
The Wings of Man: Eastern Air Lines in the 1960s
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…
Share
The Airline That Featured a Greyhound Peeing on a 727
Greyhound Airlines is one of those unique footnotes in North American aviation but it’s an interesting story in Canadian business competition. Back in the mid-1990s, the Canadian aviation market was…
Share
Northwest Orient Airlines: Proud Pioneers Faced With Many Challenges
Northwest Orient was a Pioneer in Pacific Travel But at Times It Was Far from the Most Loved Airline Airline aficionados remember Northwest Airlines and the red tails of its…
Share
Tower Air: A Jumbo Mess Of An Airline
Tower Air Provided Poor Service Long Before It Became Standard Tower Air – If you haven’t heard of that airline before, then consider yourself lucky. Though it may not be…
Share
Rare Air: Wait- America West Flew the 747?
Five Airlines That Flew Aircraft You Probably Don’t Remember A recent trend on social media is to ask the question, “Tell me a favorite baseball player who played for an…
Share
Lake Central: The Intriguing Story of the Airline with a Heart
Roscoe Turner was not just an aviator; he was a celebrity as famous as his contemporaries Amelia Earhart and Jimmy Doolittle. His expertise was air racing. He set speed records…
Share
Airlines We Miss: Vanguard Airlines
It’s hard to believe it’s been almost twenty years since Vanguard Airlines ceased operations. The airline, which was founded in 1994, specialized in providing low-cost air travel to leisure travelers.…
Share