• 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

Capital Airlines Lockheed L1049

Capital Airlines Lockheed L1049. Reacting to competition from nonscheduled airlines, Capital Airlines in 1948 introduced the first coach fares.

Credit: National Air and Space Museum Archives

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