747s in the 70s: On January 21, 1970, Pan Am flew passengers from New York City to London aboard the very first commercial 747 flight. Spiral staircases connected two decks.

Does an air-traveller today expect a Jennifer Lopez, a Madhuri Dixit or an Aishwarya Rai kind o ...

When commercial flying took off in the 1950s, the role of the air hostess was highly glamourised. The book, Style at 30,000 feet , gives us a peek back at the history of life in the skies.

These new air hostesses were photographed towards the start of a decade which would see major growth at Newcastle Airport, paving the way for what it is today David Morton Nostalgia Editor 16:00 ...