| Airline travel is an accepted mode of transportation | | | | numbers of people could fly. In the 1950s the public |
| used by millions today. It's hard to believe that airplanes | | | | enjoyed the arrival of the jet, an airplane that could |
| and airports haven't really been around for that long. In | | | | cross the American continent on a single flight. |
| this fast paced day and age traveling by plane is the | | | | One morning in the mid 1950s radio announcers |
| only way to get business and pleasure accomplished in | | | | mentioned the first flight across country by the TWA |
| a short period of time, but did you ever think about | | | | jet. It had left Los Angeles, bound for the eastern |
| what it might be like if air travel wasn't around? | | | | seaboard. It was a little intriguing and very frightening |
| Airline travel has been in the news for quite some time. | | | | for many people around the world. In fact, it was such |
| At first, newspapers would report only about airplane | | | | a new innovation, many people on the ground were |
| trips taken by daring single pilots over long distances. | | | | afraid airplanes might leap from the sky. |
| Lindberg's flight was one example. The tragic flight of | | | | Soon air travel became more and more common. This |
| Amelia Earhart was another such example. This mode | | | | mode of transportation enabled everyday people to |
| of transportation was more of a lark back then, no | | | | visit place that were unreachable for them before. |
| one could imagine that traveling by plane would | | | | Vacations would take on a whole new meaning as |
| become commonplace in our society. | | | | you were no longer limited to where you could travel |
| Before World War II only a few wealthy people | | | | to by car or train. Air flight became a popular mode of |
| enjoyed airline travel. Wealthy businessmen, such as | | | | getting from one place to another and still is today. |
| Howard Hughes, looked for ways to make money | | | | It was an era of airline travel that continues today, |
| from airline travel. Hughes' exploits led to the building of | | | | although with a different perspective. The events of |
| many airplane lockers on the fields west of Los | | | | September 11, 2001 placed airline travel in a new and |
| Angeles. Today, in Culver City, CA, one can view what | | | | different light. The public found that it did not find |
| remains of those lockers by taking a short bus ride | | | | satisfaction in all of the news about airline travel. |
| from the Los Angeles International Airport. | | | | Today however, there are few plane crashes and |
| The efforts of Hughes and other businessmen | | | | most air travel is very safe. In fact, the news on airline |
| created an environment that encouraged airline travel. | | | | travel is typically non-existent or good news at that. |
| Such travel became more affordable, so that larger | | | | |