Concorde and LAX
On Display The Concorde was one of two Supersonic Transport (SST) aircraft that entered commercial service. The Soviet TU-144 did enter service shortly before Concorde,… Read More »Concorde and LAX
History
The 747 Queen of the Skies
On display The Flight Path Museum has two large British Airways 747-400 models on display in the Main Gallery sporting two different generations of livery… Read More »The 747 Queen of the Skies
The Lockheed L1011 Tristar:
The California Wunderplane
The history of the Lockheed L1011 Tristar. From its origins to the technologies it brought to commercial aviation.
Asian American & Pacific Islander month
As we celebrate Asian American & Pacific Islander Month, we look towards the airlines based in the Pacific Rim that serve LAX. Passenger flights over… Read More »Asian American & Pacific Islander month
LA’s Plan for Urban Air Mobility in the sixties
In the 1960s, the sky was the limit, with promises to put a man on the moon by the end of the decade and jet… Read More »LA’s Plan for Urban Air Mobility in the sixties
LAX Alternate Universe
LAX is one of the oldest large-hub airports in the United States. There have been hundreds, if not thousands of planning studies during its lifetime.… Read More »LAX Alternate Universe
LAX History
https://youtu.be/ZYOvkIbwYxA Early History video of LAX, narrated by Sarah Gaspar, Board Member Flight Path Museum. Research, script and video by Charles Bruno. The Airport we… Read More »LAX History
The woman in the Uniform
Brooklyn, mid-eighties; my parents being from different continents than the one we were living on, we traveled to see grand-parents, aunts, uncles and cousins oceans… Read More »The woman in the Uniform
LAX and the buildup to the 1984 Olympics
In May of 1978, the 1984 Summer Olympics were awarded to Los Angeles. It would be the second time that the city would host the… Read More »LAX and the buildup to the 1984 Olympics
Western Airlines – Photos through Time
Western Airlines, also known as Western Air Express in its earlier years was founded in 1926 with a sole air mail route from Salt Lake… Read More »Western Airlines – Photos through Time