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Air Travel in the Golden Age
Flying Boats: Air Travel in the Golden Age sets out to do justice to a time of glamorous, unhurried air travel, unrecognisable to most of today’s air travellers, but sorely missed by some. During the 1930s, long-distance air travel was the preserve of the flying boat, which transported well-heeled passengers in ocean-liner style and comfort across the oceans. But then the Second World War came, and things changed. Suddenly, landplanes were more efficient, and in abundance: long concrete runways had been constructed during the war that could be used by a new generation of large transport aircraft; and endless developments in aircraft meant they could fly faster and for further distances. Commercial flying boat services resumed, but their days would be numbered.
1st February, 2017 in Aviation
During the winter of 1981–82 Sir Freddie Laker, pioneer of the cheap ‘no-frills’ charter airline, attempted to diversify into the full-fare market by introducing a ‘regency class’ premium cabin on Skytrain services. Although that season proved very costly to the airline, with man…
16th December, 2015 in Aviation
The R34 airship, which made the first ever east-west flight across the Atlantic as well as the first-ever return flight across the pond, is a forgotten chapter in British aviation history. The Scottish county of East Lothian is known for its scenic golf courses, historic castles…
16th December, 2015 in Aviation
The story of Gatwick Airport really began in 1930 when two young men who had met whilst learning to fly at Croydon Airport purchased a plot of land near Gatwick Racecourse in Sussex in order to set up their own airfield and flying club. Their aerodrome was purchased in 1933 by Mr…
