Last flight of US Airways evokes 'golden age' of air travel

CNN ^ | October 15, 2015 | Thom Patterson

[Grams A]

I always fly in coat and tie.”

Good for you. I would suspect that there are even some guys on your flights that don’t even own a suit.

[NonValueAdded]

"Unfortunately Still Allegheny"

Pronounced "agony"

[cloudmountain]

I shudder to think of it.
OTOH, at least we can fly to almost anywhere, almost any time.
*Imagine being stuck with China’s method—you fly where THEY decide to go.
*Imagine being forced to fly to/from middle east: yikes.
*Even Europe has its drawbacks, as Lufthansa, British Air (or whatever it’s called) or even Swiss Air fly when THEY feel like it... and the heck with what the passengers want.

[Vigilanteman]

I wouldn't put anything past Fast Eddie, including this. SW Pennsylvania never did like him very much and he never forgave us.

I think the nomination of Dan Onarato to succeed him was a party sop for all the abuse we suffered under Rendell. He likely would've been an improvement over our present governor.

[Vigilanteman]

In that the prewar transpacific flight which made stops in Hawaii, Midway, Wake, Guam and Manila before terminating in Hong Kong and flying the route back in reverse?

I'm trying to remember whether the mainland hub was San Francisco or Los Angeles. I do recall that each of the stopping points had what were the era's equivalent of four star hotels at the island airports.

I'm also trying to remember if every flight was an overnight stop or if they alternated between overnight and refueling stops. I'm thinking the former.

[cloudmountain]

British Airways is publically owned. Margaret Thatcher in her infinite wisdom sold it off to private investors as she did coal, steel, national railways etc. She saved Britain.

The high cost of the nanny state...most of the taxes support those who cannot and/or will not work. The DOLE is there for their use and pleasure.

[HamiltonJay]

Dan was a Dem but he wasn’t a mindless leftist idiot that Wolfe is for sure... Might as well have Sestak as governor with the current moron.

Kicker of it all is teachers unions were all out to take down Corbett because they didn’t him and he was destroying the schools yet this moron thanks to his lack of putting forth a realistic budget it’s mid October and schools still don’t have books because of the lack of budget!

So much for putting the kids first. The teachers unions need busted