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Airlines
My main interest in airlines is in their "Golden Age" - the 1950's and 1960's. Flying was fun back then. People actually dressed up to fly. Many families went to the airport on a Sunday afternoon just to watch the planes. You got real food onboard. You didn't have to go through so-called security to board the airplane.
Historical Airlines
Some of the greatest airlines are sadly no longer around. Many of them have websites written by former employees that chronicle these great airlines.
- Braniff International Hisorical Site
- Braniff International Airways History
- Capital Airlines Virtual Museum
- Central Airlines
- Frontier Airlines - this is the original airline, not the one that is currently flying
- Hughes AirWest - This airline will always hold a special place in my heart. My first solor trip as a kid was taken on this airline. I was so exciteted! I was 12 and going to fly someplace all by my self. Here's a complete timetable, courtesy of Björn Larrson and David Zekria. The timetable was downloaded from their fantastic Airline Timetable Images website.
- North Central Airlines History
- Seaboard & Western / Seaboard World Airlines
The Air Coach series of aircraft were used by small air transport operators in the United States and in Mexico. At least one was modified for agricultural aviation and others were latterly acquired by private owners. The design featured a heated and ventilated cabin and shatter-proof glass glazing.
The sole survivor N612A was originally a K-2, but was upgraded to K-3 and then to K-5 standard. It was sold to Mexico in 1931 as XB-AHO and was flown by La Compania Aeronautica De La Sierra on routes from Parral to local silver and other mining operations in inaccessible territory. It carried equipment and personnel to the mines and valuable ores on the return journey. It was sold in 1939 for operations from Chihuahua. After becoming derelict, it was recovered using pack animals and is now maintained airworthy by the private Golden Wings Air Museum near Minneapolis Minnesota.
Airline Timetables
I've been collecting airline timetables for over 40 years. Sadly, these are no longer produced by most airlines in the USA and overseas. It is possible to get oneline timetables but it's just not the same.
One site that I really enjoy is Airline Timetable Images. This site contains images of many hundreds timetables. Many images show the full timetable.
I've started scanning my own timetables. Please feel free to download them. (All timestables are in PDF).
Slideshow
Press the Southwest 727 to enjoy a slideshow of airliner images from the past and present