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This collection consists of material on 318 national and international airlines.
World War II brought new life to the airline industry as many airlines in the Allied countries were flush from lease contracts to the military. Foreseeing a future demand for civil air transport, airlines invested in air travel and when wartime travel restrictions ended, passenger travel around the world surged to new levels. New carriers emerged, and new technology began to revolutionize civil aviation after the war. Flying become more popular and commonplace due to the new level of speed, comfort and efficiency airlines brought to the traveling public. The jet engine revolutionized air travel, by allowing aircraft manufacturers to build bigger, faster, and more productive airliners, thus enabling them to reduce their operating costs and airfares.
NASM.1991.0015
1950s - 1970s
bulk 1960s - 1970s
Arnold Egeland, Gift, 1990, NASM.1991.0015
2.43 Cubic feet (One flat box, one record center box, and one legal document box.)
National Air and Space Museum Archives
This collection consists of material on 318 national and international airlines. The material includes photographs, postcards, annual reports, timetables, correspondence, route maps, advertisements, newsletters, souvenir booklets, lists of aircraft used, books, and periodicals.
Arranged by airline.
Material is subject to Smithsonian Terms of Use. Should you wish to use NASM material in any medium, please submit an Application for Permission to Reproduce NASM Material, available at Permissions Requests.
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Arnold Egeland Airlines Collection, NASM.1991.0015, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.
Aeronautics
Airlines
Air travel
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Timetables
Maps (documents)
Annual reports
Picture postcards
Photographs