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Air Travel Collection (#3)

Embarking on a journey through time and skies, it has evolved from the humble beginnings of the Galley to the majestic Zeppelin LZ 127 Graf Zeppelin in 1933

Background imageAir Travel Collection: View of Clouds from Airplane, Australia

View of Clouds from Airplane, Australia

Background imageAir Travel Collection: Hot Air Balloons over Goreme Valley, Cappadocia, Turkey

Hot Air Balloons over Goreme Valley, Cappadocia, Turkey

Background imageAir Travel Collection: A Commercial Jet Casts A Shadow On The Clouds; United States Of America

A Commercial Jet Casts A Shadow On The Clouds; United States Of America

Background imageAir Travel Collection: Low Angle View Of A Red Float Plane Against A Cloudy Sky; Alaska, United States Of America

Low Angle View Of A Red Float Plane Against A Cloudy Sky; Alaska, United States Of America

Background imageAir Travel Collection: An Airliner Descends On Dallas At Dusk; Dallas, Texas, United States Of America

An Airliner Descends On Dallas At Dusk; Dallas, Texas, United States Of America

Background imageAir Travel Collection: Mt. Hood Towers Above The Clouds; Hood River, Oregon, United States Of America

Mt. Hood Towers Above The Clouds; Hood River, Oregon, United States Of America

Background imageAir Travel Collection: A Commercial Jet Flies Above The Clouds Over Illinois; United States Of America

A Commercial Jet Flies Above The Clouds Over Illinois; United States Of America

Background imageAir Travel Collection: Wing Of An Airplane With Sunlight Shining Through Storm Clouds; Astoria, Oregon

Wing Of An Airplane With Sunlight Shining Through Storm Clouds; Astoria, Oregon, United States Of America

Background imageAir Travel Collection: Airplane Leaving Anchorage Airport: Anchorage, Alaska, United States Of America

Airplane Leaving Anchorage Airport: Anchorage, Alaska, United States Of America

Background imageAir Travel Collection: Aerial view of the Tannenberg Memorial, near Olsztynek, Poland, from a Zeppelin, c1931 (1933)

Aerial view of the Tannenberg Memorial, near Olsztynek, Poland, from a Zeppelin, c1931 (1933)
Aerial view of the Tannenberg Memorial, near Olsztynek, Poland, c1931, (1933). The memorial commemorated the German soldiers killed during the victory over the Russians at the Battle of Tannenberg

Background imageAir Travel Collection: Zeppelin LZ 126 ascending in fog, c1924-1933 (1933)

Zeppelin LZ 126 ascending in fog, c1924-1933 (1933). LZ126 was built for the US military as part of the war reparations Germany was compelled to pay after World War I

Background imageAir Travel Collection: Passengers boarding Zeppelin LZ 127 Graf Zeppelin, 1933

Passengers boarding Zeppelin LZ 127 Graf Zeppelin, 1933. The Graf Zeppelin was the most successful airship ever built. Between its first flight in 1928 and retirement in 1937

Background imageAir Travel Collection: Passenger cabin during the day, Zeppelin LZ 127 Graf Zeppelin, 1933

Passenger cabin during the day, Zeppelin LZ 127 Graf Zeppelin, 1933. The Graf Zeppelin was the most successful airship ever built

Background imageAir Travel Collection: A German Junkers airliner arriving at Croydon Airport, c1934 (c1937)

A German Junkers airliner arriving at Croydon Airport, c1934 (c1937). From Wonders of World Aviation, Vol. 1, by Clarence Winchester. [The Amalgamated Press Ltd, London, c1937]

Background imageAir Travel Collection: Amelia Earhart at the controls of her plane

Amelia Earhart at the controls of her plane
(FILES)An undated picture taken in the 1930s shows American female aviator Amelia Earhart at the controls of her plane. An aviation museum in the US state of Ohio that believed it was displaying a

Background imageAir Travel Collection: Amelia Earhart looking through the cockpit window

Amelia Earhart looking through the cockpit window
(FILES) An undated 1930s file photo shows US aviator Amelia Earhart looking through the cockpit window of an aircraft in Essonne, France

Background imageAir Travel Collection: Illustration of airport passenger terminal, support services attending to grounded planes

Illustration of airport passenger terminal, support services attending to grounded planes, control tower overlooking, firefighters nearby for refuelling, yellow boarding ramp

Background imageAir Travel Collection: Artwork of a white jet aeroplane

Artwork of a white jet aeroplane

Background imageAir Travel Collection: Egypt-Aviation-Energy-Solar-Impulse-2

Egypt-Aviation-Energy-Solar-Impulse-2
Solar Impulse 2, the solar powered plane, lands at Cairo International Airport on July 13, 2016, for the penultimate stage of its world tour

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Cuba-Us-Commercial-Flight
An American Airlines plane fluttering US and Cuba national flags is seen uppon arrival at Jose Marti International Airport becoming the first Miami-Havana commercial flight in 50 years

Background imageAir Travel Collection: Aviation-Boeing 747

Aviation-Boeing 747
An Air France Boeing 747 is seen just before its landing at Orlys airport, on February 08, 1970, after a test flight. On September 30, 1968

Background imageAir Travel Collection: Flying-Zeppelin-Hindenburg

Flying-Zeppelin-Hindenburg
German giant airship Zeppelin " Hindenburg" explodes in a ball of fire as she came in to land in New Jersey during the night of 06 May 1937, killing at least 33 of her passengers and crew

Background imageAir Travel Collection: French Aviators Dieudonne Costes and Maurice Bellonte

French Aviators Dieudonne Costes and Maurice Bellonte
French aviators Dieudonne Costes (L) and Maurice Bellonte (R) pose together in August 1930 in Paris before they take off on September 01

Background imageAir Travel Collection: Us-X-38 Flight

Us-X-38 Flight
This 10 July NASA image shows the X-38 prototype being released from NASAs B-52 mothership over the Edwards Air Force Base range in Californias Mojave Desert during the second free-flight test of

Background imageAir Travel Collection: Us-Helios Prototype 2

Us-Helios Prototype 2
This November, 1999 NASA file photo taken from the NASA Internet site 26 June, 2001 shows the solar-powered Helios prototype in flight over a lake bed at NASAs Dryden Flight Research Center in

Background imageAir Travel Collection: Netherlands-Germany-Wwii

Netherlands-Germany-Wwii
Photo taken during the World War II of planes flying above a Dutch city. / AFP PHOTO

Background imageAir Travel Collection: Australia-Singapore-Aviation-Tiger

Australia-Singapore-Aviation-Tiger
The tails of the five grounded Tiger Airways planes are lined up as they sit on the tarmac at Melbournes Tullamarine Airport on July 8, 2011

Background imageAir Travel Collection: Aerial view of Imperial Airways flying boat Centaurus on the water at Rochester

Aerial view of Imperial Airways flying boat Centaurus on the water at Rochester

Background imageAir Travel Collection: The Imperial Airways flying boat Caledonia about to take off from Southampton

The Imperial Airways flying boat Caledonia about to take off from Southampton
The Imperial Airways flying boat " Caledonia " about to take off from Southampton on her first experimental trans Atlantic flight

Background imageAir Travel Collection: Crowds meet the giant new American flying boat Yankee Clipper as she moors at

Crowds meet the giant new American flying boat Yankee Clipper as she moors at
Crowds meet the giant new American flying boat " Yankee Clipper " as she moors at Southampton after arriving on her first trans Atlantic flight

Background imageAir Travel Collection: The giant new American flying boat Yankee Clipper as she landed at Southampton

The giant new American flying boat Yankee Clipper as she landed at Southampton
The giant new American flying boat " Yankee Clipper " as she landed at Southampton on her first trans Atlantic flight

Background imageAir Travel Collection: Imperial Airways Empire flying boat Centaurus speeding across Port Melbourne

Imperial Airways Empire flying boat Centaurus speeding across Port Melbourne
Imperial Airways Empire flying boat " Centaurus " speeding across Port Melbourne, Victoria, Australia during her 30

Background imageAir Travel Collection: Imperial Airways latest Empire flying boat Capella being prepared at Southampton

Imperial Airways latest Empire flying boat Capella being prepared at Southampton

Background imageAir Travel Collection: Air traffic control tower at Schiphol Airport in Amsterdam, Netherlands

Air traffic control tower at Schiphol Airport in Amsterdam, Netherlands

Background imageAir Travel Collection: Airport at sunset

Airport at sunset. Inbound, outbound and taxiing aircraft at an airport at sunset

Background imageAir Travel Collection: Aeroplane landing, Canada

Aeroplane landing, Canada
Aeroplane landing. Airbus A340 landing at Vancouver International Airport, British Columbia, Canada. Landing lights, used to guide aircraft to the runway, are at bottom centre

Background imageAir Travel Collection: Wilbur Wright giving flying lessons in France

Wilbur Wright giving flying lessons in France
Wilber Wright with pupil M. Cassandier in a Wright airplane. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of a photograph

Background imageAir Travel Collection: Short Empire flying boat Corinthian, Alexandria, Egypt, c1938-c1941

Short Empire flying boat Corinthian, Alexandria, Egypt, c1938-c1941. 42 Empire class flying boats were built by Short Brothers at their factory in Rochester, Kent, the first flying in 1936

Background imageAir Travel Collection: Airship LZ127 Graf Zeppelin landing on Lake Constance, Germany, 1933

Airship LZ127 Graf Zeppelin landing on Lake Constance, Germany, 1933. The Graf Zeppelin was the most successful airship ever built

Background imageAir Travel Collection: Airship LZ127 Graf Zeppelin moored at Loewental, Germany, 1933

Airship LZ127 Graf Zeppelin moored at Loewental, Germany, 1933. The Graf Zeppelin was the most successful airship ever built

Background imageAir Travel Collection: Airship LZ127 Graf Zeppelin, seen from below, 1933

Airship LZ127 Graf Zeppelin, seen from below, 1933. The Graf Zeppelin was the most successful airship ever built. Between its first flight in 1928 and retirement in 1937

Background imageAir Travel Collection: An aerial view of the Konigsplatz, Munich, Germany, from a Zeppelin, c1931 (1933)

An aerial view of the Konigsplatz, Munich, Germany, from a Zeppelin, c1931 (1933). A photograph from Zeppelin-Weltfahrten, Vom ersten Luftschiff 1899 bis zu den Fahrten des LZ127 Graf Zeppelin 1932

Background imageAir Travel Collection: Aerial view of the German battleship SMS Schlesien, from a Zeppelin, c1931 (1933)

Aerial view of the German battleship SMS Schlesien, from a Zeppelin, c1931 (1933). The Schlesien ( Silesia ) was a pre-dreadnought battleship launched in 1906

Background imageAir Travel Collection: Aerial view of the German light cruiser Karlsruhe, from a Zeppelin, c1931 (1933)

Aerial view of the German light cruiser Karlsruhe, from a Zeppelin, c1931 (1933)
Aerial view of the German light cruiser Karlsruhe, c1931 (1933). A photograph from Zeppelin-Weltfahrten, Vom ersten Luftschiff 1899 bis zu den Fahrten des LZ127 Graf Zeppelin 1932, Dresden, 1933

Background imageAir Travel Collection: Aerial view of Hermannplatz, Berlin Neukoelln, Germany, from a Zeppelin, c1931 (1933)

Aerial view of Hermannplatz, Berlin Neukoelln, Germany, from a Zeppelin, c1931 (1933). A photograph from Zeppelin-Weltfahrten

Background imageAir Travel Collection: Aerial view of Berlin Tempelhof airport, Germany, from a Zeppelin, c1931 (1933)

Aerial view of Berlin Tempelhof airport, Germany, from a Zeppelin, c1931 (1933). A photograph from Zeppelin-Weltfahrten, Vom ersten Luftschiff 1899 bis zu den Fahrten des LZ127 Graf Zeppelin 1932

Background imageAir Travel Collection: Aerial view of Volkerschlachtdenkmal, Leipzig, Germany, from a Zeppelin, c1931 (1933)

Aerial view of Volkerschlachtdenkmal, Leipzig, Germany, from a Zeppelin, c1931 (1933). The monument to the Battle of the Nations, fought at Leipzig in 1813 during the Napoleonic Wars

Background imageAir Travel Collection: Aerial view of the Bremer Vulkan shipyard, Bremen, Germany, from a Zeppelin, c1931 (1933)

Aerial view of the Bremer Vulkan shipyard, Bremen, Germany, from a Zeppelin, c1931 (1933). A photograph from Zeppelin-Weltfahrten




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Embarking on a journey through time and skies, it has evolved from the humble beginnings of the Galley to the majestic Zeppelin LZ 127 Graf Zeppelin in 1933. From Lukla Airport's treacherous runway nestled in Nepal's Solu Khumbu Region, to the bustling Airbus-A320-First Flight, aviation takes us to new heights. Witnessing a fleet of airplanes at Schiphol Airport in Amsterdam, Netherlands is a spectacle that showcases the marvels of modern engineering. KLM airplanes gracefully grace the runways of Schiphol Airport, while an Airbus A380 soars through clouds with elegance and power. As dusk descends upon us, we are captivated by an aeroplane landing against a breathtaking sunset backdrop. The same awe-inspiring scene unfolds over Canada as another plane touches down amidst vibrant hues painted across the sky. Rewinding back to history, an aerial view of Tangier in Morocco is captured from a Zeppelin in 1930 (1933), reminding us how far we have come. Illustrated tales like 'The Adventures of Uncle Lubin' take our imagination soaring even before flight became reality. Wright airplane gliding above French farms symbolizes humanity's relentless pursuit for progress and exploration. Finally, as day turns into nightfall, we witness a Boeing 737 taking off against a mesmerizing sunset canvas—a reminder that air travel continues its ceaseless journey towards new horizons.