Comments on: The good ‘ol days of commercial air travel

By: Proplinerman

Proplinerman — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 09:47:12 +0000

Fantastic stuff! Thanks for posting.

By: TISAC1

TISAC1 — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 08:58:23 +0000

And-
IF YOU WEREN’T PROPERLY DRESSED, YOU DIDN’T GET ON!

No T shirts and jeans allowed- First Class attire were required or you were denied passage. It was after all, the bastion of the well to do- as airline travel at the time was considered to be their exclusive domain

By: GGTravel

GGTravel — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 08:26:06 +0000

For More Adventure Travel:
Gordons Guide . com

By: 600SELV12

600SELV12 — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 08:11:35 +0000

Thanks.

That Comet banking right..what a beautiful looking plane.

By: acme4all

acme4all — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 08:07:18 +0000

I love these gung ho, “Proud to be British” films, a little touch of nostalgia. This one shows some fantastic aircraft, especially the flying boats and the Comet. Thanks for posting.

By: InfiniteMushroom

InfiniteMushroom — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 07:08:14 +0000

The Golden Age of air travel was killed when Jimmy Carter deregulated the airlines. Airlines have tremendous overhead and operating costs and need great stability in order to provide quality service and a good work environment. The Golden Age came about from dedicated air routes and government regulations that prevented predatory financial forces from tearing the industry apart. Deregulation has caused massive debt, mergers, bankruptcies, horrible service, and a terrible work environment.

By: johnster1964

johnster1964 — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 06:22:08 +0000

Bomberguy, thank you for an excellent video !

Anybody know what is the four funnelled ship at 8 mins 54 secs?

I think it is either the Aquitania (scrapped not til 1950) or the 1921 Windsor Castle ( the onlt post WWI ship with 4 funnels)

Keep up the great work!!