The Lost World of Airline Glamour

My new Atlantic column looks at what happened to airline glamour and why luxury and service can't bring it back. (Link is good for three days.) For more on the glamour of aviation, see this 2004 article on the aviator as an archetype of masculine glamour.

UPDATE: I've mentioned it before, but I want to again recommend Naked Airport by Alastair Gordon, who tells the history of commercial flight through the history of airport architecture. It's a lively, well-researched book that does a great job of recreating the different eras of air travel.

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Posted by Virginia Postrel on January 08, 2007