As the 747 Begins Its Final Approach, a Pilot Takes a Flight Down Memory Lane
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Re: As the 747 Begins Its Final Approach, a Pilot Takes a Flight Down Memory Lane
#2Would you just look at the padding and space between those seats. I miss that far more than the plane model.
Re: As the 747 Begins Its Final Approach, a Pilot Takes a Flight Down Memory Lane
#3Would you just look at the padding and space between those seats. I miss that far more than the plane model.
Yes and it says "First-class meal service on a Pan Am 747 in the mid-70s" :)
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#4Would you just look at the padding and space between those seats. I miss that far more than the plane model.
How much was the airfare (in inflation adjusted dollars) back then?
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#5Would you just look at the padding and space between those seats. I miss that far more than the plane model.
Yes and it says "First-class meal service on a Pan Am 747 in the mid-70s" :)
True, but airlines have absolutely made coach seats smaller and closer together over the years. And we're fatter on average than back then.
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#6Queen of the Skies.
Re: As the 747 Begins Its Final Approach, a Pilot Takes a Flight Down Memory Lane
#7Would you just look at the padding and space between those seats. I miss that far more than the plane model.
How much was the airfare (in inflation adjusted dollars) back then?
Previous HN discussion related to that: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=15041403
Re: As the 747 Begins Its Final Approach, a Pilot Takes a Flight Down Memory Lane
#8Earlier quoted context omitted.
Yes and it says "First-class meal service on a Pan Am 747 in the mid-70s" :)
True, but airlines have absolutely made coach seats smaller and closer together over the years. And we're fatter on average than back then.
Airfare has also dropped by over 90% in the past 50-60 years.
Re: As the 747 Begins Its Final Approach, a Pilot Takes a Flight Down Memory Lane
#9Would you just look at the padding and space between those seats. I miss that far more than the plane model.
Yes and it says "First-class meal service on a Pan Am 747 in the mid-70s" :)
Although traveling as a whole is more unpleasant in many ways, modern lie flat business class seating is actually quite a bit more comfortable for long haul travel than first class travel in the 747 originally was. (There was a first class lounge on the upper deck to be sure but that didn't last all that long.)
Of course, coach is generally both tighter seating and generally has fewer empty seats than it once did.
Re: As the 747 Begins Its Final Approach, a Pilot Takes a Flight Down Memory Lane
#10This is an interesting book on the history of Pan Am and the role the 747 played: [SKYGODS: The Fall of Pan Am](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B004J173SS/ref=dp-kindle-redirect?...)