• 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

Chicago Jetways

Chicago's O'Hare International Airport introduced the first "air bridges", better known by the name "Jet-way."

Image number 9A04285
Credit: National Air and Space Museum Archives

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