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Let’s Go to the Airport!

It’s the late 1950s and the sky’s the limit! People travel from coast to coast in hours instead of days, all thanks to a set of modern miracles, the airplane and the airport.

To the passenger it seems easy. You just step aboard your airliner, settle back in a comfortable seat, then relax as you are lifted into the atmosphere and wing your way to your destination.

But it’s not that simple.

It takes dozens of people, each performing specific tasks, to prepare an airliner for flight. From check-in to air traffic control, to weather forecasting.

Want to learn more?

Let United Airlines be your host on a behind the scenes tour of a typical airport.

Introduction of a booklet published by United Airlines in the late 1950s going behind the scenes of a typical airport.
At the airport. A booklet published by United Airlines in the late 1950s going behind the scenes of a typical airport.
The terminal building. Part of a booklet published by United Airlines in the late 1950s going behind the scenes of a typical airport.
Ticket desk. Part of a booklet published by United Airlines in the late 1950s going behind the scenes of a typical airport.
Come in for a landing. Part of a booklet published by United Airlines in the late 1950s going behind the scenes of a typical airport.
A DC-7 Mainliner. Part of a booklet published by United Airlines in the late 1950s going behind the scenes of a typical airport.
Unloading a DC-7. Part of a booklet published by United Airlines in the late 1950s going behind the scenes of a typical airport.
The control tower. Part of a booklet published by United Airlines in the late 1950s going behind the scenes of a typical airport.
Air traffic control. Part of a booklet published by United Airlines in the late 1950s going behind the scenes of a typical airport.
Radio communications. Part of a booklet published by United Airlines in the late 1950s going behind the scenes of a typical airport.
Weather instruments. Part of a booklet published by United Airlines in the late 1950s going behind the scenes of a typical airport.
Radiosonde weather instrument. Part of a booklet published by United Airlines in the late 1950s going behind the scenes of a typical airport.
The airplane hangar. Part of a booklet published by United Airlines in the late 1950s going behind the scenes of a typical airport.
The mighty airplane engine. Part of a booklet published by United Airlines in the late 1950s going behind the scenes of a typical airport.
Flight training room. Part of a booklet published by United Airlines in the late 1950s going behind the scenes of a typical airport.

That was certainly exciting, but there is still more to see.

Tune in to GVS next time where we will continue our tour. Until then remember, we are always your home for Glorious Vintage Stuff! 

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