Flying an 707 - The Way things were

This Pan Am promotional video from 1958 is almost painful to watch, for those of us who remember how wonderful airline travel used to be. For those too young to recall, the level of service shown in this video will look more like science fiction than fact -- but trust us, it really used to be this way!

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• boeing
• 707
• pan
• am
• american
• aircraft
• historical
• plane

[microsoftflightsim08]

My dad told me about when he used to fly on TWA 707's and 727's. He said all the kids could go into the cockpit and the pilots would talk to them and they would get special pins. They also got a deck of TWA playing cards for free! ( and I have the deck still) Now you have to pay for pillows, blankets and I heard on one airline you have to pay to go to the bathroom!

[OELEU]

i wouldn't know an airline where you have to pay for going to the toilet.

[Nik100784]

I like how they say "Inside, there is hardly any sound". Yeah, right.

[scareface999]

ryanair! :D

[applesweeter]

Dear All,

I have some questions about psychology:

(1) Why do we love flying?

(2) Why do we feel more happy and optimistic when watching airlines' TV commercial?

(3) Why does flying is an representation of culture diversity?

(4) Why do we think that aerospace service and industry are representations of leadership and "working together"?

THANK YOU IN ADVANCE for your creative ideas and brainstorm!!! :)

[antimatterXXXIII]

"Hardly any sound" - now this is a bald-faced lie! You can hear a 707 from the Moon!! Even the 727 with rear engines was LOUD. No one remembers these days of high-bypass engines.

[donwert]

Interesting, although very few jetliners were configured like this, even then. And, of course, air travel was so expensive very few people could afford it...

[xosrov2]

those days was far far better

[artybosco]

i was born in 1973....i remember a little about "how it used to be..." it it was fun...it was a fete...it was "special" to fly!...now it's hell...that's it....roger?

[virginbluedude]

compared to the props of the 1950's, eg Connies, DC-7C's, they were much much quieter.

[beeeneee]

nice service, but you cant compare it to nowadays. flying was lots more expensive than it is today...

[robichaud2012113]

Now nthats what im talking about! Before you would give them a small tip and they would come up and pour you tea and make sure yoour comfortable. Now you have to pay for the flight attenents to hand u a small bag of peanuts.

[microsoftflightsim08]

I thinks the airline is Ryanair