Deregulation Darlings
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Showing posts tagged western airlines
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William Shatner & Leonard Nimoy for Western Airlines 1985 (by robatsea2009)
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Gene Kelly & Fred Astaire for Western Airlines 1985 (by robatsea2009)
A longtime gimmick Western Airlines had was offering a glass of champagne to all passengers of legal drinking age. Because of this, Western had the reputation of being “The Champagne Airline”.
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Western Douglas DC-10 N905WA by 64N21W on Flickr.
Western’s largest widebody type was the McDonnell-Douglas DC-10, which they dubbed “DC-10 SpaceShips” for their ample room.
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F-13A Western Airlines Miami Commercial (by sdasmarchives)
This advertisement depicts the interior of Western’s aptly-named “DC-10 SpaceShips”, as well as the trappings of the golden age of jet travel. I remember those stethoscope headphones.
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Western Airlines DC-10-30; N821L, August 1981 by Aero Icarus on Flickr.
On a personal note, I own a really nice model of a Western DC-10. Of all places, I found it at a pawn shop. I’ll post pics once I get my camera back.
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Western Airlines Boeing 737-347; N3301,June 1985/ CWE by Aero Icarus on Flickr.
In the 1980s, Western updated their “Flying W” livery with a shadowed W on bare metal. Internally, employees called this scheme “Bud Light”.
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