"In the early 1960s, United Air Lines brought new jet airliners into service providing unprecedented speed, comfort, and efficiency. With the Douglas DC-8 and the Boeing 720, coast-to-coast travel time was less than six hours. The interiors of the new jets were far more spacious and quiet than any of the propeller-driven airliners. With more interior space, greater attention was paid to inflight amenities such as elaborate, multi-course meal service, inflight movies, and individualized air conditioning controls. Have you ever flown on a DC-8? See "Flying the Main Line: A History of United Air Lines", on display, post-security, in Terminal 3. http://bit.ly/TheMainLine Image: United Air Lines Douglas DC-8 model aircraft, c. 1960. Gift of United Airlines Archives. 1999.047.008 a b " This was posted to
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