• World War II and the Airlines
• Post-War Revival and Regulation
• The First "Fare Wars"
• A New Generation of Airliners
• Air Traffic Control Comes of Age
• The NACA Looks Beyond Propellers
• International Service
• Air Travel and Segregation
• At Your Service
• Douglas DC-7
• Regional Service
• The Era of Mass Air Travel Begins
• Fly Now! Airline Poster Advertising

First President to Fly

Franklin Roosevelt was the first president to fly while in office. He flew to the 1943 Casablanca Conference in Morocco to plan the Allies' European strategy in World War II.

Credit: FDR Library

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