AIRWAYS HISTORY The Story of Airline Timetables
interest in commercial aviation developed after 1970 , the quickreference timetable is the familiar standard . Eastern returned to a completely quick-reference format in 1970 .
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Serving its secondary purpose , an airline ’ s timetable touted the latest aircraft (“ TTA proudly introduces the jet-powered Silver Cloud 600 ”), the newest route (“ Delta enters New York ”), and the latest innovations in service (“ Braniff inaugurates its Silver Service , a new concept in elegance aloft ”).
15 Photos depicting in-flight service and pictures of aircraft were frequently used in printed timetables . This is from CSA ’ s ( Ceskoslovenske Aerolinie ) June 1 , 1959 issue .
16 Printed in the UK , ABC World Airways Guide was a British equivalent of the OAG . In 1993 , the publishers of ABC bought the company that was then publishing the OAG .
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A route map was usually included within the pages of a timetable as were fare tables and airport information ( name of the airport served , distance from the city center , etc .). Also included were the addresses of city ticket offices ( CTOs ) – more relics from a bygone era .
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