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Flying was new and daring in the early years of the 20th century. Traveling by airplane was rare. Airlines, airliners, airports, air routes—none of these existed. But by century's end, you could travel to almost anywhere in America by air in a matter of hours.

McDonnell Douglas DC-10-10 - American Airlines

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It’s time for another edition of Vintage Airline Seat Maps and this is probably one of the coolest layouts for a Douglas DC-10-10 that I’ve ever seen. The American Airlines configuration shown below seated a total of 264 passengers and was flying in the pre-deregulation era when airlines were less concerned with packing the greatest…

United Airlines McDonnell Douglas DC-10-10 N1801U (msn 46600) (Stephen Tornblom Collection). Image: 932617.

Vintage Airliners is a looking glass to Golden Times of Commercial Travel

Inbound from San Diego, in the good old days when BA operated the former BCAL route from London Gatwick to Los Angeles and San Diego - Photo taken at Los Angeles - International (LAX / KLAX) in California, USA on October 27, 1989.

Continental Airlines McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30 N12061 (msn 47851) (Stephen Tornblom Collection). Image: 932616.