LUX & Bucks - How An Icelandic Airline Made Luxembourg Famous!
The story of the scrappy Icelandic airline Loftleiðir, how it became a significant player in budget travel transatlantic tourism in the Jet Age, and the role it had in promoting tiny Luxembourg as a n...
10 Kesä 18min
Captain Emily: The First Female U.S. Airline Captain
United Airlines recently announced that a woman is now the airline's most senior captain, a first for a major airline. But women piloting U.S. jetliners is something that only began to occur in the 19...
30 Huhti 21min
A Stewardess' Story
After keeping a secret for seventy years, a former stewardess shares her story of a rainy day, a DC-3, a famous journalist, and a crash landing at Yakima, Washington! Send us Fan Mail
6 Helmi 31min
The Airline Name Code Episode!
Every airline in the world has a two-character designator code that represents the airline’s name identity across reservation systems, flight information displays, ticketing details, luggage tags, and...
24 Maalis 202520min
Let’s Have a Look! - An Airliner Window History
Have you ever found yourself looking out of a cabin window on an airliner, and wondered what was keeping you in - and the outside out - during your flight? If you ask an aerospace engineer what their ...
6 Maalis 202524min
Delta, Detroit, and a Little Bit of Hub History!
Delta Air Lines has a rich history in the air travel business, and this year is celebrating its one hundredth year of operations. And while a lot of Delta’s story is focused on the southern United Sta...
21 Helmi 202527min
Whatever Happened To: AirTran Airways?
One of the most successful U.S. start-up airlines of the 1990s had six airline brands, and several legal names, involved in just its first four years. Then it settled down to become a nimble competit...
29 Tammi 202530min
