Warren Wheeler and The First Black-owned U.S. Airline

Warren Wheeler and The First Black-owned U.S. Airline

During the first fifty years of air travel in the United States, the airline industry - as a service provider, and as an employer - is largely focused on White people. Black Americans are usually locked out of many airline jobs until long after the 1940s, and Black households have little exposure to air travel, both because of the high cost, and the segregated nature of many airport facilities. In a 1976 magazine article I found while doing background work for this podcast episode, a Black ai...

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LUX & Bucks - How An Icelandic Airline Made Luxembourg Famous!

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 Juni 18min

Captain Emily: The First Female U.S. Airline Captain

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 Apr 21min

A Stewardess' Story

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 Feb 31min

The Airline Name Code Episode!

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 Mars 202520min

Let’s Have a Look! - An Airliner Window History

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 Mars 202524min

Delta, Detroit, and a Little Bit of Hub History!

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 Feb 202527min

Whatever Happened To: AirTran Airways?

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 Jan 202530min

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