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CO’s old site. [x]

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Love Field lounge, Braniff style. c. 1965 [x]

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The lady and her Sud Caravelle. [x]

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United Airlines’ route map, c. 1940. [x]

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Tampa’s gorgeous “Landside Terminal” check-in counters. [x]

Travel during the “Golden Age” was much classier. Those check-in counters of yesteryear look nothing like the stark, utilitarian check-in counters of today.. now flying is pretty much a classless experience (and it costs the same, by the way).
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National Airline’s “Landside Terminal” at Tampa, c. late 1970s. [x]

In the foreground you can see TPA’s people mover tracks. TPA’s old terminal was unique in that the jetbridges were located below the passenger holding areas.
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Vintage postcard of what appears to be Tampa Airport, c. mid-1980s.

Those “people-mover” trams were all the rage back then. Very much necessary to keep passengers sheltered from “morbidly hot and humid” Florida weather.
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“Fastest and largest jetliner to Europe.” [x]

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Aloha’s final days of flight (2008) by Thomas P. on Airliners.

This image was taken just one month before Aloha Airlines ceased commercial operations. The Boeing 737-200 (N808AL) was a mainstay in their fleet since the 1980s.

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Delta 747-100 on short finals by Searchlight557 on Flickr.

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Photo from: Airliners Gallery on Flickr.

MSA was created late 1967 to replace Malaysian Airways Ltd. after both governments agreed to purchase a majority share in the airline, then owned by BOAC and Qantas. The airline divided in mid 1972 to form the two current national carriers.

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wanariefimran:
Jet Mainliner Long Beach (RAScholefield Collection)
I have such a hard time believing that LGB was at the forefront of aviation.

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The Wings of Man