1958: Two DeHavilland Comets depart London and New York, each bound for the other city. Flying for the British Overseas Airways Corporation, the two aircraft complete the first trans-Atlantic jet passenger service, dramatically reducing the travel time between the United States and Europe. Jet airliners had been around since the Comet first carried passengers from […]

Poster can be purchased as part of our British Airways Heathrow set, saving 25%. Printed on a premium 200gsm semi-gloss paper utilizing fine art pigment inks, ensuring your artwork is of the highest quality and will stand the test of time with no fading. All prints are shipped unframed, no frames are included, the frames used in the example images are for illustrative purposes only. Artwork shipments are in robust tubes for a safe delivery, and all of our shipments are tracked and insured. A3-A1 sizes only recommended for orders to the United Kingdom, as these frame sizes are readily available.

British Airways has been named the top short haul and long haul airline by Conde Nast Traveller’s readers in its annual Travel Awards. The airline beat many favourites for the top […]

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Replacing an earlier scanned slide with a better version 30-Mar-15, plus Topaz DeNoise AI 24-Mar-23. Named: "Valiant" This aircraft was registered to the Bristol Aeroplane Company as G-ANVR and leased to Air Charter Ltd in Mar-55. Air Charter eventually bought it in Dec-57. Air Charter was renamed Channel Air Bridge in Feb-59. It was one of the airlines merged to form British United Airways in Jan-63 and became BUAF British United Air Ferries. It was wet leased to Air Ferry for two months between Jan/Mar-65 and BUAF was renamed British Air Ferries in Oct-67, just a week before this photo was taken. The aircraft was sold to Midland Air Cargo in Mar-71. It was retired at Coventry Airport in Jan-73 and was broken up there in Mar-74.

Back in the day, United used to offer afternoon tea on all transatlantic flights ex-LHR. More on United Airlines Tea Service here.

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This round mousepad features a vintage Aer Lingus bag sticker. Aer Lingus is the flag carrier airline of Ireland and the second-largest airline in Ireland. Founded by the Irish government, it was privatized between 2006 and 2015 and it is now a wholly owned subsidiary of International Airlines Group (IAG), the parent company of British Airways and Iberia. Aer Lingus was founded on 15 April 1936, with a capital of £100,000. Its first chairman was Seán Ó hUadhaigh. Pending legislation for Government investment through a parent company, Aer Lingus was associated with Blackpool and West Coast Air Services which advanced the money for the first aircraft, and operated with Aer Lingus under the common title "Irish Sea Airways". Aer Lingus Teoranta was registered as an airline on 22 May 1936. The name Aer Lingus was proposed by Richard F O'Connor, who was County Cork Surveyor, as well as an aviation enthusiast. Aer Lingus was originally pronounced 'air ling-us' (as the Irish Aer Loingeas is pronounced) and only later did the pronunciation change to the 'air ling-gus' used now. On 27 May 1936, five days after being registered as an airline, its first service began between Baldonnel Airfield in Dublin and Bristol (Whitchurch) Airport, United Kingdom, using a six-seater de Havilland DH.84 Dragon biplane (registration EI-ABI), named Iolar (Eagle). This ultra Lightweight mouse pad works with rollerball or optical mouse. This is a round mouse pad measuring 8" x .10" (2.5mm), Available exclusively here at AirlineEmployeeShop.com

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CH 14746. A Douglas Dakota of BOAC silhouetted by night at Gibraltar by the batteries of searchlights on the Rock as it is prepared for a flight to the United Kingdom