Golden Age Airlines: 1940s – 1960s
1. Air Transportation (B&W) 1947 (10 minutes) This late 1940s vocational guidance film outlines the various jobs available to both men and women in the early days of the airline industry. Some very nice Constellation and Douglas propliner footage. 2. The Airport (B&W) 1948 (10 minutes) This late 1940s program highlights the functions of a …Read more »
Beirut Airport DVD: Middle East Jetport
Beirut Airport has witnessed a massive building boom since the mid-90s, and the Paris of the Middle East has very much returned to its former glory, with luxury hotels, up-market shops, a glittering skyline, and a new, bustling International Airport. The latest Boeing and Airbus jetliners bring tourists and business travelers from Europe, the Middle …Read more »
LAP Air Paraguay: On Board the Boeing 707
In November, 1992, airline videographer Henry Tenby enjoyed several flights aboard LAP Air Paraguay Boeing 707 ZP-CCF between Rio, Sao Paulo and Asuncion, Paraguay. This hour and a half program takes the viewer along for the ride, enjoying lots of take-offs, landings, in-flight and interior footage shot from the very best seats in the house!
Fokker Aircraft Memories F27 F28 F50
These wonderful films capture the pioneering age of Dutch commercial aviation when Anthony Fokker started producing Trimotor transports for the budding airlines of the day. The first part of Fokker Aircraft Memories DVD presents archival black and white footage of the aircraft built by Fokker between the wars. Fokker Aircraft In the mid-1950s, Fokker emerged …Read more »
Boeing 707 and Boeing 720 The early years through 1960
The early years through 1960 The Boeing 707 and its close cousin the Boeing 720 were the largest selling first generation jet airliners in the world. Developed by Boeing in the mid-1950s, these classic jetliners ordered by the world’s leading airlines of the day, and served as front line transports throughout the 1960s. These 1950s …Read more »
Pioneer Airlines & Berlin Airlift
These wonderful Pioneer Airlines & Berlin Airlift films capture the pioneering age of commercial aviation from the early 1920s until the late 1940s. This was the time when TWA, United Airlines, American Airlines and Lufthansa were just starting operations. All of these then fledgeling carriers would develop over the following decades into the leader airlines of …Read more »
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