Browsing Tag
1980s
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Have you seen these vintage 1980s Australian Airlines seat maps?
Back in 1946, the Australian government founded an airline called Trans Australia Airlines or TAA for short. It…
Does anyone remember People Express Airlines?
There was once a low fares airline in the United States called People Express Airlines, which was branded…
Remember when Qantas planes had iced water fountains and shaver bars on board?
My father trains thoroughbred race horses and has done for almost all of my life. Once he had…
Wait, what?! Philippine Airlines had actual beds upstairs on the Boeing 747?
When Philippine Airlines decided to replace their Douglas DC-10 fleet, they selected the Boeing 747-200B. Uniquely, they decided…
Does anyone remember the powerful and popular Boeing 757?
The Boeing 757 is a narrowbody aircraft that was produced in Seattle by Boeing. Designed as a modern…
Explosive Decompression! A survivor’s account of United Airlines 811
On 24 February 1989, United Airlines flight 811 was flying the Honolulu to Auckland sector of a service…
History: Final Aer Lingus Boeing 707 Flight
From time to time I post something historical and today I have a little gem which is quite…