Aviation then and now

In this issue, we invite you to take a look at how aviation has changed over the past few decades. Moreover, the word "aviation" in this context should be understood not only as aircraft and their technical equipment, but also entertainment for passengers, security measures at airports, etc. In a word, different times, different aviation.

(Total 26 photos)

1. Entertainment for passengers on board. Then (for example, in 1936) these were maps.

2. Now these are touchscreens.

3. Security at the airport. Passing a metal detector in 1972.

4. Today you have to stand in line barefoot to get an X-ray scan.

5. Lounges at airports. Passengers waiting for a flight in 1956.

6. A lounge at the airport (which one is another question, they are all almost the same).

7. Economy class. Yes, yes, in the 60s there were such spacious economy classes!

8. And today they are!

9. Control room. In 1942, everything at the Washington airport was done by hand.

10. And now touchscreens are everywhere.

11. First class. In 1955, first-class passengers dressed in their best.

12. And today it doesn't matter what you're wearing. Most importantly, you are flying first class!

13. Smoking. A man lights a cigarette for a passenger on an airplane in 1955.

14. Oh no!

15. Drinks. This is how cocktails were served on Pan Am airlines in 1958. Here is the service!

16. And today - SELF-service.

17. Customs. Passengers flying from Mexico to Los Angeles go through customs in 1930. It's a joke?

18. Waiting, waiting…

19. Sleeping places. Passengers on a Pan Am airliner in 1936.

20. Well, if you have a couple of unnecessary bills ...

21. Less comfortable sleeping places. Here is a sleeping compartment on an American Airways flight in 1934.

22. And here is what modern passengers go for.

23. Cockpit. The cockpit of a Pan Am flight in 1950. You won't understand anything.

24. Still, you can't make out anything!

25. Stewardesses. Pretty ladies.

26. In principle, they are pretty today.