And from the “Nostalgia” file comes this book by Keith Lovegrove.
Airline: Style at 30,000 feet (published by Laurence King) is a fascinating run through every aspect of airline style – from company liveries and the interior designs of planes to advertising, haute couture, and airborne haute cuisine.
Divided into four sections covering fashion, food, interior design and identity, Airline tells the story of how airborne culture has changed since the 1920s.
The featured image, above, is of Aki Alma, a showgirl at the Stardust Hotel-Casino, Las Vegas, standing on the wing of a Boeing 737 with her 37-foot likeness in the background. The plane was part of the Western Pacific Airline’s “AirLogo” programme from the mid-1990s, in which the carrier used the exteriors of its aircraft for advertising.
Have a look at a selection of images from the book.
