Airport cuisine is increasingly seen not just as a passenger’s last chance for fine fare, but as an opportunity to experience ...

Welcome to The Jet Age. The Boeing 707 made its first flight on December 20, 1957, and was put into commercial service the following October by Pan Am. Boeing had dedicated $16 million in the 50s ...

Pre-jet age: This shot shows life on board a Douglas DC-7, a plane popular before passenger jets took over. The only thing smooth aboard this 1950s piston-powered aircraft was the guy with a tweed ...

Cocktail lounges, five course meals, caviar and an endless flow of champagne: life on board airplanes was quite different during the “golden age of travel,” the period from the 1950s to the ...

Experience the golden age of air travel with United Airlines! A visually stunning short film capturing the emotional journey from Los Angeles to the East Coast. Family reunions, iconic views, and ...

IN THE past 75 years, the experience of flying has changed in many ways.

I’m of a certain age to remember what was known as the golden age of travel, which took off after the first Boeing 707 jet began scheduled service in 1958.

The ‘golden age of travel’? Twelve reasons it was actually terrible. By Brian Johnston. August 22, 2024 — 5.00am. ... Qantas economy class on board a Boeing 747 jumbo jet, circa 1970.