Flight Path celebrates its volunteers and board members belonging to the Asian & Pacific Islander community. Their work and personal experiences at the Flight Path help keep the history of Commercial Aviation in Southern California alive. Some of of our team at Flight Path have chosen to share their stories.
Maddux Airlines – Photos through time
Author: Ryann Willis On June 15, 1927, six weeks after Charles Lindbergh’s successful flight across the Atlantic, Jack Maddux and Edsel Ford started fundraising for Maddux Airlines. $10 million was raised to found a commercial passenger airline, using a fleet of Ford Tri-Motors. The Ford Airplane Company’s first foray into aviation came during World War…
LGBTQI+ Pride Spotlight: Aviation Icons
Pete Buttigieg First Openly Gay Cabinet Secretary – Dept of Transportation First Openly LGBTQI+ Cabinet Secretary in the Biden Administration. As United States Secretary of Transportation, the Federal Aviation Administration is part of his portfolio, the government agency which ensures safe air travel throughout the nation. He’s a former naval intelligence officer and Rhodes scholar…
LGBTQI+ Pride Spotlight: Scott Fisher
Name: Scott FisherInvolvement at Flight Path Museum: Volunteer CurrentCompany / Title: Uniworld / The Travel Corporation / Director of Business Technology Intro: In addition to being a member of the LGBTQI+ community as a Gay man, I’m also a dedicated airline & travel enthusiast. I love airline collectibles, especially 1:400 scale models, 70’s/80’s timetables and…
