National Airlines Douglas DC-10 Widebody Jetliner 1973 Publicity Film
Miami based National Airlines operated a fleet of 16 Douglas DC-10s between late 1971 and the time of their merger with Pan Am in the late 1970s. The National Airlines DC-10s were primarily used on National’s high density trans continental routes and their peak services connecting the Northeast with Southern Florida. Because National Airlines was …Read more »
Pan American Boeing 377 Stratocruiser Introduction to Service Late 1940s
The Boeing 377 Stratocruiser was the A380 of the 1940s and 1950s. The basic design was an adaptation of the B-29 bomber in which the fuselage was enlarged for the long range transport of passengers on a double deck deck bubble design. The major long haul airlines of the day ordered the Startocruiser including BOAC, …Read more »
United Airlines Operations and Fleet Overview 1958
Like today, back in 1958, United Air Lines was one of the largest airlines in the free world. This beautiful period colour film highlights United’s operations from the period. It includes their small town, short hop service with their Convair 340s, United’s trans-continental services with their DC-6s for convenient coast-to-coast service in comfort, and even …Read more »
Pan American Airlines New York Jet Port Circa 1960
This is a lovely promotional movie made by Pan American Airlines to promote their newly opened Jet Port at New York Idlewild Airport circa 1960. At the time Pan American was transitioning from the propliners of the 1950s to the jet age with the introduction of Boeing 707 and DC-8 jetliners. And it was appropriate …Read more »
Delta Air Lines Convair 880 Jetliner Introduction to Service
This film highlights the introduction to service of the Convair 880 jetliner with Delta Air Lines with the first ship delivered on February 10, 1960. The Convair 880 was the 4 engine passenger jet competitor to the Boeing 707 and Douglas DC-8, but it did not meet with the same level of success as the …Read more »
American Airlines Boeing 707 Astrojet – Design – Development – Introduction to Service
This early 1960s publicity film promotes the then new Boeing 707 as it entered service with US domestic carrier American Airlines. American Airlines famously branded their new 707 jetliners as “Astrojets” to coincide with the current day fascination of space exploration and jet engines, and the US – Soviet space race. This film makes a …Read more »
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